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School: Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10956)

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Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Céin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 429

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    “In olden times there lived an old woman. When they were digging the potatoes she found a very large one.”

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    “An Englishman and American were one day disputing as to where the oldest man in the world lived.”

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    An Englishman and an American were one day disputing as to where the oldest man in the world lived.The englishman maintained that he lives in the Brithish Isles while the American held that he lives in America. An Irishman came along & said that the oldest man lives in Ireland. They finally decidedto visit each country to decide the bet.They found the oldest man in America to be aged 84 and when they searched the British Isles they found the oldest man there was 89. Then they set out for Ireland near Castleisland Co. Kerry they met an old man with a long white beard crying,They asked him his age & the reason why he was crying. The old man replied that he 94 years of age and he was crying because his father was after beating him for throwing stones at his grandfather.
    Collected by Nelly Knight, Main St. Castleisland, Co. Kerry
    from Francis J. Costello Main St. Castleisland , Co. Kerry age 65
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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