School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)
- Location:
- Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 314
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- Once upon a time, a man had a lazy wife. He was out working one day and it started to rain. When he got wet he went home. There was the wife sitting in the ashes - no fire - no dinner.
"John" says she "as you're wet, bring in a can of water so I'll put down the dinner"
John said never a word, but took the Can, and went off, and brought the water.
She was still sitting there; he threw it over her.
"[?] " says John "[?...?]
- Collector
- Mary Gorman
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Hunt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
