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School: Tarmon (roll number 13997)

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Tarmon, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
P. Layden
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    An English man was one day travelling through one of London's busiest streets with Pat the Irishmen. There were some very stylish houses in this street. The Englishman was telling Pat how stylish the place was. He showed Pat a few of the stylish houses "but" said he "they would only make stables compared with other houses in this city" thinking he was getting the better of Pat "I was thinking that " said Pat "with all the asses heads I saw looking out of the windows.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    29
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Derrinvoher, Co. Leitrim