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1. The Ha'porth of Lies (continued)

   

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   above the Burnt Sea, where John Manx brought me up eleventy seven storey high and I never fell until I hit myself against a swaddler's soul case, that was piously swearing for pauper cash. I was by that time taking a hearty farewell to James, and he said "Did you hear anything about the shower of old hags that fell next week?" I said "I did not" and he said "John Manx will tell you all about it". I asked him where did John Manx live and he said "Behind Up and Down St. in the parish of no place, in a lonely little cottage with itself and thirteen other houses fastened to it, where a mad dog bit a hatchet next week, and the pigs wrestled for stir-about and the ducks kicked foot-ball. But before you go" said he "I'll show you some of my great wonders". And the first wonder he showed me was 12 little boys and 36 little girls playing hide and go seek behind a hay rick of stones. The next wonder he showed me was himself and his son and his wife, and his wife's mother and

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   H. A. Flynn

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Patrick Lynch

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   68

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Mount Nugent, Co. Cavan