School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (roll number 5215)

Location:
Ballina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
John McGee
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    Once upon a time there lived a man in Ballina and he was going to Dublin on the half seven train.

    Once upon a time there lived a man in Ballina and he was going to Dublin on the half seven train. He was late for that train, he went down the town again and came back to go on the half ten train, but he was late again. He went down the town again and he got drunk, and strayed into a carpenter shop. In the shop there were thirty coffins which he was after making. The drunken man fell asleep and when the carpenter was going to his dinner he laid the man in one of the coffins, when he woke up after a while he looked around him and saw nothing but empty coffins and he said "I was late for the half seven train, I was late for the half ten train and and now I am late for the resurrection"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Pat James
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo