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School: Carrowmore (roll number 1214)

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Carrowmore, Co. Sligo
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    A man and a parson were in a hotel one day for dinner. In the house there were also, an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotchman. When the dinner was over they wanted to know who would pay for the dinner. At last they decided that the person who composed the best verse would get the dinner free. So the Englishman and the Scotchman and the Irishman composed their verses. The Irishman's was the best and this is it
    I, Johnny Deep, saw three sheep,
    And these three sheep saw me.
    Three bob a piece to pay for their fleece
    And I, Johnny Deep, goes free.
    So the Irishman got his dinner free.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
      2. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Henry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmore, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    James Mc Donald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Pullagh, Co. Sligo