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School: Áit Tighe Ruaidhrí (roll number 9014)

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Attirory, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271, Page 171

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    Long ago a boy was bringing an ass to a forge. He met an army of men. The boy held the ass tightly. One of them said "How is it that you are holding your brother so tightly". The boy said "For fear he would join the army".
    Josie Kelly,
    Togher,
    Taughmaconnell,
    Ballinasloe.
    From whom I got it was
    Mr. Pat Donelan,
    Castlepark,
    Creagh,
    Ballinasloe.
    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
    Josie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Togher, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Pat Donelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creagh, Co. Galway