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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0218, Page 187

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    There was once a name called Michael Fox and he had two brothers and they all lived together in a small house in the townland of Drumboy. There was nick-names on them all. They used to call one of them - Guddy; the other Frizzley, and the kid on the mountain. You used always he saying Um Um Um and Frizzley used never stop saying Worra
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Tom Kane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Drumard (Magerraun), Co. Leitrim