School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 062
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- 13-12-37 A Funny Story
Once upon a time there lived an old man and woman that were very comfortable but were always wishing for something, because the believed that there was a certain moment in every year and whatever you wished for would be granted so begor this particular night they were sitting by the turf fire talking of how comfortable they were and that they wanted for nothing that they did not have. When the old woman spoke up it happened to be the exact moment the thier wish would be granted, and she said in a very loud tone of voice, the only thing that I would like this moment is about a yard of black pudding and I wish I had it now with that the old man remarked with derision that it may stick to the end of you nose and sure enough down hung the big black pudding from the womans nose that was two of the wishes gone and of course they had to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bodal, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Kealy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
