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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh

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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
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An tSr. Seanán
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  1. Funny Stories - Paddy's Idea of Speed

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    Once a Nenagh man, named Patrick OLeary, went to England to get a position as a builder, and he succeeded. As the manager was showing him around he said to Paddy "is this not a great building, this was built in one month" and Paddy answered "that is nothing considering that one morning as I was going to work, I saw men laying the foundations stones for twenty houses, and as I was returning I saw the landlord turning out the people for not paying the rent."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballintogher, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Ballintogher, Co. Tipperary