School: Mullinavat Convent
- Location:
- Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Sr. M. Lorcán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0850, Page 241
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- There is a story told about a woman who was fond of drink she was a great worker and all the farmers used to get her for the threshing to work, ever farmers place she would go to she used to steal a jar of beer to work for herself. On one occassion when she was about to steal the beer the stick fell out and she could not find it. She ran for a bucket to put under the barrel, when the bucket was flown over she put her head under the opening and drank until she wasn't able to walk.
- Collector
- Mary Flannery
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- P Flannery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Buckstown, Co. Kilkenny
