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School: Loughcrew (roll number 6488)

Location:
Loughcrew, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Eibhlis, Bean Uí Sheinchín
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    A Funny Story 1/12/'37
    West of this locality is a hill called the hill of Moylough. There is an old and true saying. "When the wind blows from Moylough , we will have rain" .
    A young man from round here called Jim Kelly went to America a few years ago.
    Soon after arriving in New York, he was working in a large factory there.
    One evening one of the other workmen said to Jim. "Do you think will it rain" Jim answered " Will you tell me is the wind coming from Moylough? "
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Jenkins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughcrew, Co. Meath