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School: Abbeyleix Convent (roll number 13613)

Location:
Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mother Paul
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0832, Page 035

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    Right at That.
    The mistress of the house asked her maid, "How is your husband Martha."
    Martha "he's very poorly ma'am very poorly. He's got exclamatory Rheumatism".
    Mistress:" You mean inflammatory, Martha, exclamatory means to cry out."
    Martha: Yes, ma'am, Dat's wot 'tis. He's hollerin' all the time".
    Love your Enemies
    the Pastor met Pat coming home under the influence of drink. "Pat you must slop drinking. Whiskey is your greatest enemy".
    Pat: "My greatest enemy. Sure and wasn't it yer Reverence was teaching
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    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
    Maureen Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbeyleix, Co. Laois