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School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)

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Swords, Co. Dublin
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Mrs Shortall
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    A Funny Story
    7/12/1937
    About twenty five years ago the Rentcollector knocked at a certain house in Swords one day and a little boy answered the call.
    "I want to see your mother," the collector said. "Oh," answered the little boy, "both mother and father are out. When they were going they told me to ask you to call on Friday."
    "Why on Friday my little man," the collector asked again. "It is today that I should call." The little boy thought for a moment ans then answered brightly! "I don't know, except its
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balheary, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Robert Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Balheary, Co. Dublin