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   fell off the tree. What is the matter with you asked the farmer pausing in his task. All that the fox is telling you is true enough. It is the bit that he left is the best joke I have ever heard.
   The fox got a bone in his throat and he could note eat any geese.

   

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2. Old Stories

   

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   Once upon a time a man was working in a field with other men and he kept his coat on while the others had no coats on and when he was comming to his dinner he took off his coat when he was asked the reason he said that he could not keep up to them eating.

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Oliver Ferns

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Doire Mhóna, Co. an Chabháin

   Informant

   R. Ferns

   Address

   Doire Mhóna, Co. an Chabháin