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School: The Neale (B.)

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Neale, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Mac an Bháird
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    A Funny Story
    One day Michael Fannagher was digging potatoes, known as "Protestants", in the village of Mucknosaune. Canon Lynn a protestant Canon of Cong happened to be passing by and he asked Michael Fannagher what kind of potatoes was he digging. "Protestants" replied Michael. "Oh!" said the Canon "I thought that you Catholics would not eat Protestant potatoes." "Faith then we do," replied Michael "but we boil the devil out of them first."
    Told by Pat Browne
    Muckersaune
    The Neele
    Clare monis [?]
    age 72
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Pat Browne
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Muckrussaun, Co. Mayo