School: Mághthobair (Mohober), Dúrlas Éile (roll number 7048)
- Location:
- Mohober, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Mathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0562, Page 031
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- (continued from previous page)the manure form the yard. This was to be the man's work for the day. When the workman arrived he found the woman at work. He went to the house and prepared the breakfast. When he had it ready, he went out and leaning on the half door called out to the woman "Your breakfast is ready now Mrs.4 One time there was a man building a chimney and this day the woman of the house came out to him and said "it ought to be a good job" and the man replied "Be gob Mam if it don't draw smoke it will draw tears."5 One time there was a mason building a house, and his master came this day to him, and he was very pleased with his work. He said to Jack "You would build a house with any sort of stone" "Be dad I would Sir," replied Jack, "Baring a hail-stone".
- Collector
- Andrew Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shangarry, Co. Tipperary
- Collector
- Michael Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shangarry, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Andrew Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Gragaugh, Co. Tipperary
