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   the Irishman what sort of trees have youse over there in Ireland well said Pat. The bigest I ever saw. One time I was with a gentleman he was going to Dublin and I drove him to the station it was after the big wind. When he got out at the station he put his hand in his pocket and gave me a pound. There was a public house near hand and I drove over to get some refreshments. The horses took fright to run away. I go caught the reins and jumped in to the carriage still the went at full speed until the came to a falling tree. I wheeled them for a hedge there was a falling tree right in front of them which hapened to be boast. The horses and the carriage went in through the tree and came out in an knot hole 40 ft up the tree. The Irishman said it was the largest tree ever he saw the Yankee said well done Pat that beats all. As my wife and I at the window one day Stood watching a man with a monkey

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maureen O' Reilly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Togher, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Anne Reilly

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   67

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Togher, Co. Westmeath