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School: Grangemocler (C.) Carrick-on-Suir (roll number 7596)

Location:
Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mrs Brigid Feehan
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    An English man passing along came across an Irish man cleaning up a pit. (Paddy was the Irish mans name). The English man asked Paddy what was he digging up the hole for Paddy's answer:-
    9 am only digging up the mud and leaving the hole after me.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Power
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Bowers
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Currasilla Lower, Co. Tipperary