School: Irishtown
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Margaret McNally
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- Funny Story
Once upon a time there lived a woman and she was a miser. She would not give a bit of food to anyone.
There was a workman working with a farmer and he said "I will give you a five pound note if you get your breakfast from that woman" So he went over to the house about breakfast time. The woman had her breakfast on the table. She started talking to the man. She asked him his name and he said "Well I am called Paddy ate a bit" What a funny name Paddy ate a bit she said. "Begorra I wil, mam, so he sat over and ate his breakfast. Then he went home and got his money.The above stories were told ot John Drew by his uncle Michael Drew, who lives in Lakenstown, Ballynacargy. Farmer.
Date 21th March 1938
- Collector
- John Drew
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Drew
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Lakingstown, Co. Westmeath
