School: Gleann Gabhna, Tulach an Iarainn

Location:
Glengoura Lower, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhubhshláinghe
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  1. Once upon a time there lived with his father and mother a boy who wished to go to a foreign country but on no account would his parerents let him go.
    One night he thought of a plan and the plan was to say that he would like to be a priest. He did so and his father and mother would not like to say anything against being a priest so they send him off, and when his term up he was comming home by the way to give them his blessing and he got a round collor and a black hat and coat so that had everything
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Daniel Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcronat, Co. Cork