School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Na Mná Rialta
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- Paddy the Irishman, Paddy the Englishman, and Paddy the Scotchman were going under a bridge one day. The bridge fell upon them. The Englishman said "Lord have mercy on us." The Scotchman said "Christ have mercy on us" The Irishman said haven't we enough on us in the bridge.
- Collector
- Nancy Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltown, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- James Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kiltown, Co. Kilkenny
- One frosty morning a tramp was walking along the road. He was passing by a house and a dog followed him. He went to get up a stone to throw it at the dog but they were stuck to the ground from the frost. "He said this is a queer place Ye have the dogs let loose and the stones tied up.
