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In Hereford you can shoot a Welsh person on a Sunday, with a longbow, in the Cathedral Close.


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4 Responses to “In Hereford you can shoot a Welsh person on a Sunday, with a longbow, in the Cathedral Close.”

Comment from David
Time May 21, 2010 at 5:59 pm

this is bollox you carent shoot no one and get away with it or everyone would do it today

Comment from james
Time August 3, 2010 at 7:33 am

maybe you can but no one knows about it…?

Comment from Jack
Time November 1, 2010 at 11:39 am

This is true, and has been since the 15th century.

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Time December 4, 2011 at 9:00 pm

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