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    A Funny Story
    A man was praying to God to save him the night of the Big Wind in 1839. This is what he said "I never troubled you before and I may never trouble you again but save me this time anyway"
    Alphonsus Rushe,
    Shankhill,
    Elphin
    Told to me by my father,
    John Rushe (55)
    Shankhill,
    Elphin
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alphonsus Rushe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shankill, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Rushe
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Shankill, Co. Roscommon