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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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    up one finger to show I had only one eye and I put up two fingers to show that I could see more with my one eye than with his two eyes. He put up three fingers to show that there were only three eyes altogether. I closed my fist and only for as soon as he went I would make a prince of him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Walsh
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo