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School: Ráth Mhór (B.) (roll number 16987)

Location:
Rathmore, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0451, Page 025

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  1. Local Happenings (continued)

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    evening following the shooting, they set fire to three houses in the vicinity, as a reprisal for the shooting of the police. The Republicans got away safely.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. A Funny Story

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    One day a man brought a child to the Church to be baptised. The priest said that he would not baptise the child that evening as he was too busy.
    The man replied, "You will not be one minute with him father he isn't the size of your fist."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Laoghaire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mícheál Ó Laoghaire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Kerry