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School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

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Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 013

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    There was a man wan time an'
    he was known as the Schemer.
    His right name was Jim Furlong.
    He was workin' with a farmer
    named Thomas Shannon, Newbawn
    Co Wexford.
    The farmer used to give the
    Schemer American bacon an' he used to eat the Irish bacon himself.
    One day the Schemer said
    he was leavin', an' Mr Shannon
    asked him the reason an' he
    said, "You are too good to me."
    "What do yeh mane man"? said
    Mr Shannon.
    "Oh!" sez the Schemer "tis too
    good of you to be sendin' to
    America for mate for me an' atein'
    dould Irish stuff yerself. I wouldn't
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockreigh, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Philip Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Knockreigh, Co. Wexford