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School: Killyon (roll number 7120)

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Killyon, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Fithceallaigh
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    “There was once two boys who were very foolish and who used to stay until midnight pitching buttons.”

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    Written by Kevin Keegan
    Newtown
    Hill of Down
    Co. Meath
    Told by Thomas Kearney
    Clondalee
    Hill of Down
    Co. Meath
    There was once two boys who were very foolish and who used to stay until midnight pitching buttons. When they would have finished pitching the would go behind the churchyard to divide them. One night a man was going by and he heard them saying "One for you and another for me". He ran and told a police man and the two of them went to the place. They boys were still saying "One for you and another for me". They thought it was the devil and angel counting the souls. So they took to go and never stopped until they reached the barracks.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown or Cloneen, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clondalee More, Co. Meath