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School: Kilgobnet

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Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry
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Séamus Ó Cinneide; Ellen Foley
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  1. A Funny Story

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    One night a man and his wife were sitting near the fire. When the boys of the place were coming home at about eleven o'clock they made up a plan to frighten the old pair
    They caught a Nora Ragaí and when they were passing the house they threw the Nora Ragaí down the chimney and the old woman said, "O, a Sheain tá an diabal istigh
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    May Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Sullivan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry