School: Glin (B.)
- Location:
- Glin, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- Irish Paddy was in London one day and he was admiring how tall the houses were. The was a man looking out the window and he said "This is only a stable compared to the one behind it" I thought it too when I saw the ass looking out the window said Paddy.
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- Collector
- Kevin Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shannon Lawn, Co. Limerick
- Irish Paddy was coming from Dublin one day and he saw a mile-stone. He did not know what it was. He saw written on it "101 mile Dublin" He wrote on it as follows:
Here lies the body of some poor man
Whose soul has now ceased to trouble him
He died at the age of 101(continues on next page)