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School: Borris (B.)

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Borris, Co. Carlow
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Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 386

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    Bill Savage a man from Borris was going with a girl named Nannie when he was young. He is now aged forty years. He used to say "I love you Nannie and she said "Ditto Bill". One day Bill asked a man the meaning of ditto. The man took him out into the field and showed him two heads of cabbage "Do you see those heads of cabbage", "I do" said Bill. "Well thats the meaning ditto." The man meant they were both the same. That night Bill said "I love you Nannie" and she said "Ditto Bill". Bill got very angry and said "Don't call me no head of cabbage".
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Hannon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Nellie Neill
    Address
    Borris, Co. Carlow