School: Borris (B.)

Location:
Borris, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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  1. Dan Doran a well known wanderer was one time and he was in the town of Carrick-on-Suir. He was going around from house to house begging as usual, he had a little sup in but was not quite drunk. After travelling a good piece of the town he came to a guard's house. The guard's wife was all that was in the house and as she did not know Dan and it was hard to get any money out of her.
    Nevertheless he kept annoying her for money. Until in the end she said "She would get her husband who was a guard to take him away". "Well I believe ma'am that would take anything when he took you".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Timothy Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballynagrane, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    John Mahony
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Ballynagrane, Co. Carlow