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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 209

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    nearly brought the "jambs" of the door out with them. The brother of the dead man began to rage at the trick that was done to his brother. No sooner had he turned his head when he got the head of a clay pipe on the side of it. At that time they used to have boxes of clay pipes to divide on everyone in the house. The girls smoked them as well as the men. From that day to this there was never as many girls at a wake.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jim Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon