School: Gallach (roll number 16464)
- Location:
- Gallagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhaoiléidigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0078, Page 053
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- (continued from previous page)a forge and walk home in the evening. He did that for five years.
- There was once a cobbler and he was very stingy and he wanted to pretend he wasn't and one day he had men working for him. When they came into the tea. His wife left butter down for the tea and when they were at the tea he said to his wife "Leave down more butter to the the men" and while she was leaving it down he was singing:- "A woman shouldn't mind what a man would say."
- Collector
- Jimmie Melody
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castleblakeney, Co. Galway
