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School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)

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Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Ó Ciardha
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    the song",? says the Queen. The man was brought in. "Was it you composed the song,"? says she to the man. "It was", says the man. "Put another hump on top of the hump that is on him," says she. The other man's hump was put on top of his own. So the man went home. He had come to the "lios" thinking the hump would be taken off him, but instead he had got another hump. So he went home wors than he came.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT0503: The Gifts of the Little People
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Collins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromdaleague, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr William Collins
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromdaleague, Co. Cork