School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 2909)

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1. A Funny Story

   

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   One day a farmer's cattle strayed and he told a servant who was a fool to look for them in the likely places first and then in the unlikely places. The farmer went away and on his return the boy was above on a house taking off thatch. The farmer asked him what he was doing. The boy told him that he had tried all the likely places. When he had the likely places tried he was to try the unlikely places and he said that the top of the house was one of the unlikely places.

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   Topics

   1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
         1. scéalta grinn (~6,086)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Choill Bheag Thoir, Co. Luimnigh

   Informant

   Michael Kelly

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Choill Bheag Thoir, Co. Luimnigh

2. A Funny Story

   

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   A master was telling his class one day that man was made of clay. After some time he asked his class what was himself made of. The master was very yellow and one of the boys put up his hand and said yellow mud.

   Patrick Kelly
   Kilbeg
   Kilfinny

   Got from my father
   Michael Kelly
   Kilbeg
   Kilfinny

   

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