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School: Naomh Multose, Ceann tSáile (roll number 14726)

Location:
Kinsale, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mrs. Sweetnam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0320, Page 175

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    A man named Patsy was a famous birdcatcher, but a few years ago new laws prohibited him or anyone else from catching good singing birds.
    Patsy, knowing nothing about these laws was returning home, having caught a linnet, which he had in a little bag.
    A civic guard met him and asked him what he had got in the bag and Patsy replied "A linnet
    The guard said to him "Don't you know that's illegal." "What" said Patsy "How could I ever fit "an eagle" in that little bag.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Arnopp
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Kinsale, Co. Cork