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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)

Location:
Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ss. Mac Cionáith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 089

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    A man gave his best pair of trousers to a tailor to mend and he gave him an old pair to fix the good ones. So did'nt he fix the old ones. The man asked what did he do that for. So he said the old ones wanted to be fixed.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Rehill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shanmullagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Bridget Rehill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shanmullagh, Co. Longford