School: Caimthír (Camphire), Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 15129)
- Location:
- Camphire, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Nóra Bean Uí Chradóig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0636, Page 285
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A Funny Story (continued)
“A poor carpenter once went to the city to find employment.”
(continued from previous page)She then saw that he could not deceive her and agreed to take him in.
Every day for a month he went out and returned without any account of employment. At last one night he did not return. The mistress waited for a few days and then went to get the box of tools. She unfastened it from the floor but on opening it, found it to be empty. She had given a months lodging for the empty box.
A Funny Story
“There was a man there long ago who was married twice.”
There was a man there long ago who was married twice. His first wife was a great housekeeper and very tidy and she went by(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patrick Hannigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Camphire, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Tomás Ó Hannagáin
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Camphire, Co. Waterford