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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

Location:
Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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    and the man chanced to look into a mirror, and said "God be with the father and there is where he is now". He bought the mirror and went home. He never stopped looking into the mirror and his poor wife was always wondering what he was looking at.
    One night she stayed awake until he fell asleep and getting up she went to his pocket and found the mirror and looked into it and said "Well if that is the lady he is always looking at he can keep her".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    West Gate, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Dunne
    Gender
    Female