School: Coolcappa, Árd-achadh (roll number 11955)
- Location:
- Coolcappagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Shíthigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0501, Page 290
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- Once upon a time there lived a man, and his wife, who would have been very happy only the wife thought she was too fat and big. She gave her poor husband an awful life listening to her complaining.
Often when he would go to market and sell anything he would bring her something new to wear, but it was always the same story. If I was smaller and thinner she thought to herself it would be lovely and then she would into a rage and abuse him.
The poor man was nearly frantic. But one night he was coming home very downcast thinking of the abuse that(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Sheehy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Miss Mary Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilscannell, Co. Limerick
