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School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)

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Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs. Flood
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    send them to his brother. The man who owned the post office said that it was quicker to send them by wire. The Irish man was well satisfied. He sent away then. The next morning he came back again to see if the shoes were gone. When arrived at the post-office he looked up at the wires and what did he see only an old pair of shoes. O said he. He has got the new shoes already and he has sent the old ones back to me.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Waldron
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Richard Waldron
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon