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School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

Location:
Glentogher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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    of Whisky with him and he asked the people to drink, but they were afraid to take any. He went out again and they watched him go into the glen never to come back.
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    Once upon a time there was a minister who had a servant boy. One day the minister was out in the back-yard preaching to the Protestants about St. Peter. The boy had been at the butcher's shop for beef. The butcher's name was Peter. When the boy was coming back the minister happened to be calling to the people "What did Peter say "The boy stood for awhile and said, "You'll get no more beef till you pay for the last".
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susie Mac Cole
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    White House, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Michael Mac Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Donegal