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School: Leaba Síoda

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Labasheeda, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cruadhlaoich
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    On Christmas Eve a well known local, who had enjoyed himself well if not wisely during the day was making a desperate effort to reach home. Another similarly engaged individual emerged suddenly from a public house and banged into him. This caused him to loose his balance but not his speech. He shouted after him "May bad luck to you down, do you think that there is anyone drunk but yourself
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Lillis
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killofin, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Jim Mac Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killofin, Co. Clare