School: Kilkitt

Location:
Kilkit, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Baoighealláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0941, Page 070

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  1. One time there was a man named Peter Daly native of Cavan going to the market.
    He borrowed a neighbour's cart, for the day. He got all he wanted and afterwards got drunk.
    He put the horse into the cart and started for home. On his way he fell asleep. After a while he awoke, and found that someone had taken the horse away and left him lying in the cart. He didn't know who he was or where he was.
    He went off to the barracks
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nan Traenor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cortaghart, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Joe Lamb
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shantonagh, Co. Monaghan