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School: Clonrye

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Clonrye, Co. Monaghan
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S. Ó Mearáin
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    One night a man was coming home off his ceilidh, and it was a dark night and he was afraid going past this church yard and when he was near it he shouted out "God is good", "God is good" and when he got to middle of the gate he said "The Devil is not bad either".
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsloe, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsloe, Co. Monaghan