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  1. A Story of the Duke of Leinster

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    One day a man went to the Duke of Leinster for work, and the Duke came out and showed him a heap of stones. He told him to wheel them to the other side of the yard and the man did so. When he had that done the Duke told him that he didn't want them there, and that he was to wheel them back again. When he had them back again he told him to wheel them over again. He kept him at this for some time to see if he would be
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Nolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Balgaddy, Co. Dublin