School: Clodiagh, Inistioge
- Location:
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Dónall Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 421
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- (continued from previous page)next morning being Christmas morning, she put down a large pot of water, emptied the pound of tea into it, and brought it to the boil. Then she strained the water off the tea-leaves, put them on a plate and ate them. Next day she was telling a neighbour about her feed, she said, she would rather a plate of cabbage.No. 5.
Some years ago a girl was working with a lady. The lady told her to put the tea to draw. The servant got a string tied it to the handle, and drew it around the floor a couple of times. Then she asked the lady, to know if it was drawn enough.
- No. 6.
In town a man was selling washing tubs. He sold one to a woman. When the woman got it she went into her house. She put water into the new tub. The new tub began to leak. She ran and told the man of the shop.
"Sir, Sir," said she, "the tub is running out."
"Begor," said he, "why don't you shut the door and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Leonard Hayden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clodiagh, Co. Kilkenny
