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School: Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 15506)

Location:
Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0510, Page 471

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    Once there lived two men together whose names were Mr. Short and Mr. Long. They lived alongside a mountain which was infested with wild beasts.
    One day they went for a walk up the mountain and when they came to a barrel they sat down for a rest. Suddenly they heard a roar and they saw a shaggy bear running towards
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Alice Palmer
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Kilfinane, Co. Limerick