School: Aodh Rua, Dún na nGall (roll number 13382)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mag Shamhráin
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    ran in and told the cripple.
    The cripple told the boy to put him on his back and carry him to the place. When the man sitting on the grave saw them coming he thought it was his brother returning with the sheep, and he said “is he lean or fat” and the boy that carrying the cripple said “fat or leave here he is to you” and he threw the cripple on the ground and ran away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1791: The Sexton Carries the Parson
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Friel
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumgowan, Co. Donegal