School: Garrán (B.) (roll number 11274)

Location:
Garrane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Drisceoil
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  1. Long ago there was an old woman who lived in Glounaphucka and she used smoke a pipe She always kept the pipe in a breast pocket on her left side. So one day she went to Confession. Now at that time the people when saying the Confiteor used hit their breasts very hard strokes with their closed fists. When she was saying "through my fault," through my fault, through my most grievous fault" she hit her breast each time and at the third third stroke she said 'Ó' h-anaman díabhal a athair do bhriseas mo phíopa
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Patrick O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    38
    Address
    Glanaphuca, Co. Cork