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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

Location:
Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 434

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    An Irishman and a Jew made a bet as to which knew the names of most saints. Each was to pull a hair out of the other's whisker for each saint he could name; the Irishman said St Patrick and pulled a hair out of the Jew's whisker. The Jew said St Peter and pulled a hair out of the Irishman's whisker. Paddy said the Holy Trinity and took three from the Jew. The Jew said the Twelve Apostles and pulled twelve hairs out of Paddy's whisker. Paddy says The Dublin Fusiliers and pulled the whole whisker of the Jew.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Lafferty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Michael Lafferty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Address
    Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal