School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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  1. You knew Jim Moore didn't
    you? He was the light -
    heartedest man in Ireland and he didn't give a damn about what way his home was or whether they had a bit to ate or not.
    One day he went up to Brennan's of Ballinaboola and took four chickens out of the hen house, and went in and tould ould Biddy (Brennan) he had four chickens to sell.
    Biddy bought 'em from him and tould Moore to throw them in the fowl house, that they'd be alright 'till mornin', and he drunk
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary L. Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Adamstown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Edward Evoy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Courthoyle New, Co. Wexford