School: Naomh Feichín, Cros (roll number 7075)

Location:
Cross, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Mac Niocail
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  1. Long ago a farmer went to Ballinrobe to sell a load of potatoes. The potatoes were named "Protestants." It happened that one of his customers was a Protestant Clergyman.
    He remarked to the farmer that he was surprised Catholics used those potatoes owning to their name. The farmer replied "Sure we boil the "devil" out of them before we eat them."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Walle
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Billypark, Co. Mayo
  2. Long ago a parish priest had stations in a country village. The day was very wet and after entering the house he left his umbrella open in a corner of the house to dry.
    After the stations were
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.