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School: Carrickleck (roll number 14348)

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Carrickleck, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ragallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0710, Page 167

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    There was a lad one time who was called Charley Foolish. His master sent on a missage for barrells of oats. He told him to say Ten barrells to himself as he went along so that he would not forget Charley ran down the road saying Ten barrells ten barrells ten
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 40
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Cregg, Co. Meath