School: Mullinavat Convent

Location:
Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Lorcán
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  1. Many years ago a certain man had his wife's mother insured. One day a cousin of his came in and he was telling the daughter to put down an egg for her when one of the children ran in and said "My Grandmother is dead. "Good" said he striking the table, "put down another egg.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Flannery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Buckstown, Co. Kilkenny