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School: Leithead (roll number 5480)

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Lehid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0462, Page 280

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  1. Jackie Shea from Ardtully

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    There was a gentleman lived near Kilgarvan in a place called Ardtully. His name was Mr Orpen. He lived in a fine castle. One of his sons Mr Hugh was very popular with the people. He was a tall handsome man and he used be walking a long the road from Ardtully to Kilgarvan every day. His Steward baught a milck cow from an old man about two miles from the castle. He paid a good price for her and the man was very pleased. He asked the man could
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lehid, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Jeremiah Sullivan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Lehid, Co. Kerry