School: Muileann an Bhata (B.) (roll number 16478)

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1. A Funny Story

   

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   One time boots were rare in Mullinavat. Most people went around bare footed. A woman living in Buckstown bought a pair of boots to wear going to Mass. The boot-maker tied them with a string for her to carry. The next morning she put them ón her without cutting the string for she thought it was a charm or some thing she did not know about. About a half míle down the road she met a man. She was falling and hopping along. She said 'be gor a man I can not walk at all in my new shoes.' At this the man took out his knife and cut the string. She said 'God bless you, only for you I would be late for Mass'

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. jokes (~6,086)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John O' Brien

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Glen, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   John White

   Gender

   Male