School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc

Location:
Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. Emerentia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 428

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    being able to add another pound to his savings.
    But what can describe his dismay to find the hole void of its treasure.
    There was a judge in Boyle who was noted for his just advice and at about one o'clock in the morning when the miser got his surprise he started off, frantic with rage, to see him.
    The judge was not very pleased at being called so early in the morning and when he heard the miser's story he was more displeased but he curbed his temper as well as he could. After some talk with him he said "Did you go to the place every night? the miser
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maise Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female