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1. A Funny Story (continued)

   

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   were cowardly and refused to go with him. At last he took courage and went in himself and took the tools, and the horse was there all the time. He walked away again and the three men went home but they dare not come back to take the timber nor did they attempt to go to steal any more wood. They never entered that wood again.

   Esther Morrissey, Bullaun, Loughrea.

   Got from my father John Morrissey, Bullaun, Loughrea on the 11th Feb 1938 Age 48 years.

   

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2. Riddles

   

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   Riddles Why is a dog's tail like the heart of a tree:- Because they are both farthest away from the bark. Where did Noah strike the first nail in the ark? On the head. How many cuts of a knife does a well pointed skolop want? No one. As I was going to Ennis Isles I met a man with seven wives. The seven wives had seven sacks. In the seven sacks were seven cats. The seven cats had seven kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks and wives, how man were going to Ennis Isles? One Why does a hen pick a pot? Because she couldn't lick it. 'Tis in the priest but not in the people. 'Tis in the Church but not in

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