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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Ruis

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Kilrush, Co. Clare
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An tSiúr Pól
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0630, Page 028

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  1. A Funny Story (continued)

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    have to be in court the following day. She sent him down to a man whom she knew would get him out of trouble. This man told him to start singing at the court. He did so and got off with both the cow and the £40.
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  2. The Miser

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    There once lived a man who was very rich but who was a great miser. He would not put his money into a bank because he was afraid he would be cheated of his riches. Every night he kept his money under his pillow with a revolver.
    One night he heard a sound at the end of his bed
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Howard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilrush, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Howard
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilrush, Co. Clare