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School: Templeglantine (B.) (roll number 2359)

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Templeglentan, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Maitiú Ó Duilleáin
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    There was a man there long ago in my district who was very fond of hunting and he always kept a pair of greyhounds. There was a certain man there by the name of Thomas Buckley and he had a great appetite. He could eat half a pig's head after his dinner. Every hare the huntsman would catch Thomas Buckley was sure to steal him out of the pot and eat him. The huntsman
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó hÓdhráin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenyline South, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    James Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenyline South, Co. Limerick