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School: Lios Uí Chearbhaill (B.), Malla (roll number 12015)

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Liscarroll, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Murchadha
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    (continued from previous page)
    and try his luck. He heard the fairies singing the song and when they came to Wednesday he shouted out Thursday. This however spoiled the song and in their rage they rushed out and dragged him in and put on his back the hump they had taken off the other man the day before leaving the poor man home with two humps instead of one.
    The name of this man was Jack Madden and when the fairies were putting the extra hump they sang.
    Jack Madden, Jack Madden
    Your words came too bad in
    So here are two humps for Jack Madden.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT0503: The Gifts of the Little People
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockbarry, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Nora Hallihan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    36
    Address
    Liscarroll, Co. Cork