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School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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    getting too hot for the boy to stay in it. Suddenly he threw off the cover of the boiler and jumped out of it and ran out the door so quickly that the gentleman thought he was the devil.
    'Now have not Catholics power?, said John, 'and you can be thankful to me for driving the devil from your house.'
    The gentleman said nothing but left him there.
    Another short story is told about John while he was residing in Kilflynn.
    There was a Parson there whose name was Kid. One day John was walking in the Parson's field and the Parson came out and addressed him as follows:
    'Do you know that you are trespassing in my field?' said the Parson.
    'I do not,' said John, 'I am a stranger her.'
    (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
    AT1360B: Flight of the Woman and her Lover from the Stable
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jeremiah Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltomy, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Joe Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dysert, Co. Kerry