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School: Baile Nua an Fhaoitigh (roll number 9040)

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Newtownwhite, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Éilís Ní Mharascáil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0145, Page 92

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    Two men from Mayo once emigrated to America named Jack and Jim. There was a machine gun on the ship and they did'nt know how to work it. At last they found out how to work it. They put a bucket in the barrel and Jim stood before and Jack pulled the trigger. He blew him away in pieces into the ocean. When the captain heard the noise he came to see what was wrong. He asked where is Jim? Jack said he's gone for a bucket of water. The captain asked will he be long? He said "if he comes as quick as he went he wont be long."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Fair
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mattha Knight
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Rosserk, Co. Mayo