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

Location:
Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 158

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    course had to do as he was bid and went to school adn sat in the last desk. On the day after he went to work breaking stones again and it was not long until the people came in search of the gold and asked the old man if he knew of any-one who found a bag of gold. he told them that he found a bag but did not know what was in it. They went with him to his house. He asked the wife where was the bag he found. The wife aksed him "what bag and he said "Don't you remember he bag I brought home the other day." "What
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Curran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beakstown, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Matt Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beakstown, Co. Tipperary