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    Under a certain tree many people used to collect and have some fun and amusement. This was called the Maypole. Once when a crowd was collected and among them an old piper a preist came up. When the people saw him coming they fled, leaving the piper to "face the music". The priest asked him if he knew the "Hail Mary" but the piper replied "Ah! I forgot but if you whistle a few bars of it I'll play it
    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
    Mary Cowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Navan, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr J. Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonagh, Co. Westmeath