School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget

Location:
Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
F. Mac Cárthaigh
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1833D: The Names of the Persons of the Holy Trinity
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jer Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Jerry Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
  2. Paddy the Irishman was not able to hay for the rent of his house. Paddy was put out of his house. Himself and his mother were walking down the street his mother was tired walking. Paddy had to carry his mother Paddy used to see the the name restuarant and say's Paddy. "Everywhere I look you can rest your Aunt but there's no where to rest your mother."
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  3. One day there were two men coming from the fair. And one of the men said to the other "look at the gate broken". And the other man
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