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School: Áth Treasna (C.)

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Newmarket, Co. Cork
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Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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    A Funny by Story
    1. January 16th is the feast of St. Fursy, a great Irish saint, There was a child being baptized on that day, and the father in doubt asked the Priest what name the child would be called. Why not call it Fursy" said the Priest. " I would not like that, it might stick to him
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Scarteen Lower, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Miss K. T. Murphy
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Scarteen Lower, Co. Cork