School: Scoil na mBráthar, Caiseal (roll number 16726)

Location:
Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Br. B. E. Ó hOireabháird
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  1. A small girl was asking her Grandpa if he were very old. Getting a satisfactory reply, she asked him if he had any teeth. "No dearie, all your old Grandad's teeth are gone," Then, Grandad, will you mind my the nuts please?"
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    David Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Tipperary
  2. The first thing that attracts our attention when we approach the town of Cashel is the historic Rock.
    Some people say that there is a secret passage from the Rock to a neighbouring place called Hoar - Abbey. It is said that
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