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School: Clonrye

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Clonrye, Co. Monaghan
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S. Ó Mearáin
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    Patrick Hearns was working for a woman one day. When he came in to his dinner the woman was about to cook the eggs and she asked Pat how he would like his egg cooked. Pat considered this question for a moment and then announced that he should like it boiled with a comrade
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Benny Mc Caffrey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonfad, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Thomas Cadden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonfad, Co. Monaghan