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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
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An tSr. Aileabhaird
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    Jack Ryan and his sister Kate lived together in a little house in the vicinity of Ballina. Jack got a new bicycle and he was very proud of it and spent most of his time polishing it. One day he was coming down a very steep hill. He lost control of the bicycle and went head over heels over the wall at the foot of the hill. When he came to his senses he found that the bicycle was in bits, so he had to go home and leave it behind him. He told Kate what happened -
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary D' Arcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Fred Mills
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Tipperary