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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Ruis

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0630, Page 052

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    A girl came home from America and she had a lot of money. She was always boasting of her money and of the beauty of America.
    A boy with a stubby beard wanted to marry her for her money. So one day he asked her to go for a walk with him. They went down by Moyne and when they came to the top of the hill the boy put his hand to his beard and looked around Moyne and said "This is all mine" He meant his beard but the girl thought
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Howard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilrush, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Howard
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilrush, Co. Clare