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School: Rath Cruachan

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Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon
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    Many years ago a beggarman was travelling from Glenballythomas to Ballinagare. On the way he got thirsty so he called into Mr. Dempsey's house. The woman of the house gave him a mug of buttermilk.
    The man took a mouthful and handed it back to the woman as it was very sour. The woman wondered he did not drink it and said it was only yesterday she struck a blow on it. The beggarman replied that it deserved that blow a year before that.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Jones
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glenballythomas, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Séamus Duke
    Gender
    Male