School: Cúl Mín, Inis

Location:
Coolmeen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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  1. A yankee landed in Glasgow and gave his bag to a small boy to carry to his hotel. On the way they passed a monument of Bobby Burns the poet. The yankee asked what it was. When the boy told him he replied Oh yee, we sell 3 cent cigars as that in America. Later on a big waggon passed on drawn by eight horses on which was a long heavy bar of iron the yankee again said what's that The remembering the yankee's tall story replied "Oh they have just built a hotel in Glasgow and they are taking along the poker.
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  2. The London child who had never before been to the country was amazed at all the animals in the farms. He watched the process of a cow being milked. The servant said Now John is they anything else you'd like to see
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Baby Galvin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryshaan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Martin Galvin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryshaan, Co. Clare