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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte

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Lismore, Co. Waterford
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Sr M. Gráinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0635, Page 128

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    down from his hiding place and escaped with the cattle. He pretended he was a herdsman. For months after the soldiers guarded the castle thinking, in this way they would starve him to death, but the Irish were too clever for them.
    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
    Ann Coghlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr Coghlan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismore, Co. Waterford