School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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  1. An old story.
    There was a prince once and he had as much money as he did not know how he would spend it. He said he would travel the world and write a large book. So he set off on his journey. When he came as far as England they told him not to go to Ireland that he surely would be killed there, as the Irish were savages. He said that his book would not be complete until he would travel Ireland. He came to Dublin. He went in to one of the Colleges there. He was talking to the professor who told him of what he had heard in England and so far they were very nice to him. He asked to see the
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Walsh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo