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   A yankee landed in Glasgow and gave his bag to a small boy to carry to his hotel. On the way they passed a monument of Bobby Burns the poet. The yankee asked what it was. When the boy told him he replied Oh yee, we sell 3 cent cigars as that in America. Later on a big waggon passed on drawn by eight horses on which was a long heavy bar of iron the yankee again said what's that The remembering the yankee's tall story replied "Oh they have just built a hotel in Glasgow and they are taking along the poker.

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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. jokes (~6,086)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maggie Conway

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Bohyodaun, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Thomas Conway

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Bohyodaun, Co. Clare

2. Scéalta Grinn

   

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   The London child who had never before been to the country was amazed at all the animals in the farms. He watched the process of a cow being milked. The servant said Now John is they anything else you'd like to see

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