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School: Ballintemple

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Ballintemple, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 227

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    Once upon a time a man was lifting the Census and he came to an old lady who wrote her age as forty five. After ten years the same man was lifting the Census and the lady wrote her age as forty-five again. Says the man, ''Ten years ago I was lifting the Census and you wrote your age as forty-five, says the old lady '' Sir you must remember that I am not one of those ladies who say on thing today and another tomorrow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eliza Jane Bennett
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Graham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dillagh, Co. Cavan