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   to his mouth and said "Um! Um" "Begobs", said the other fellow - "if he made a dummy of you, 'tis how he'll make a cripple of me." So he did not go to confession at all.

   

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2. A Funny Story

   

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   4th Story. A story is told of a young lady who just went to a boarding-school. At home in the country she was known as "Jessie," but after writing the third letter home she signed herself "Jessica." Her brother Tom replied to her letter as follows:- "Dear Jessica, Daddica and mammica have gone to visit aunt Lizzica. Uncle Sammica is talking of buying a new machinica, but does not know whether to buy a Fordica or a Chevica. The old cowica had a calfica - I was going to call it Nellica, but I changed it to Jimica, because it was a bullica.

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   1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
         1. scéalta grinn (~6,086)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Donal Leen

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Jerry Leen

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Baile an Chollaigh, Co. Chiarraí