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School: Castlecomer (B.) (roll number 1118)

Location:
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
D. Ó Riada
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    One day a jarvey was showing an American around Dublin. But every building he showed him the American said it was only a small thing towards the ones they had. So the jarvey thought of a way to cod the American. He brought over to a very high building and told him they had only one of them and the American said they had one in every town. The jarvey said, "Well I would believe that because thats an asylum.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Joseph Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny