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School: Belvoir, Kilkishen

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Belvoir, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 016

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    and when he got the tobaco he laid down the money. The shopkeeper said to him " You are short a half penny "I am not" said he. "It is you who is short a half penny."
    THE LOAF OF BREAD
    An Irish man, an English man and a Scotch man were together in England one time. They were in a lodging house and were going to bed. They all said they felt hungry, but they had only a penny each. With the three pence they bought a loaf and it would not be enough to give each a bit but they decided to go to bed and who ever
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Baylee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Enagh North, Co. Clare