School: Caisleán Uí Liatháin (C.) (roll number 6845)

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Castlelyons, Co. Cork
Teacher:
S. Ní Mhuchadha
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1561: The Lazy Boy Eats Breakfast, Dinner, and Supper One after the Other
    Language
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    Collector
    Rita Collins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyarra, Co. Cork
  2. There was a man one time and he stole a pair of boots from the priest he was working with. He went to confession to the same priest and the priest asked him what was his sins and he said he stole a pair of boots and he didn't know what to do. The priest told him give them back to the owner but he said "A father I cannot very well do that, but I'll give them to you". The priest said he didn't want
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