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School: Gleann an Chairthe (roll number 13345)

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Gleann an Chairthe, Co. Liatroma
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Seán Mag Ualghairg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0193, Page 192

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    Q. Why do we go to bed?
    A. Because the bed will not come to us.
    Q. Where was Moses when he was smoking his pipe?
    A. Behind it.
    Q. My head is bare, my body is thin. I carry my gut outside my skin.
    A. A fiddle.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Na Dromanna, Co. Liatroma
    Informant
    John O Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Achadh Mór, Co. Liatroma