School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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  1. Once there was a man in England. He was a very big man. The people used to be wondering about how they would be able to get a coffin big enough to put him into. At last the man died. They went to a carpenter to see if he had one big enough but they were too small. So they went to another man who had a lot of coffins of every sort. He gave them the biggest one he had. He just fitted in it Then they were saying how they would be able to make a hole big enough for the coffin. They left back the coffin and let on it was not big enough
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    Topics
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Forde
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Burren, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Forde
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Burren, Co. Mayo