School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Baile Oscail, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)it was not broken. The man said "it must be on my eyes". No said the other man "it is on the hinges"
- One day Paddy the Irishman went into a shop for an oz. of tobacco. There was a monkey in the shop. And the monkey asked Paddy for the money. Paddy gave the money to the monkey. Then the monkey wouldn't give Paddy the tobacco. Paddy got terrible vexed and he gave the counter a terrible kick. The shopkeeper came out and asked Paddy what he wanted. Paddy told him that he wanted an oz. of tobacco. And the shopkeeper gave it to him. Whe the shopkeeper saw Paddy going he asked him for the money. And Paddy said "I paid your father."
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- Collector
- Michael Brophy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Oscail, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Martin Brophy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Oscail, Co. Chill Chainnigh