1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Luggacurran (2), Stradbally

School: Luggacurran (2), Stradbally (roll number 16576)

Location:
Luggacurren, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs. Delaney
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 281

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 281

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Luggacurran (2), Stradbally
  2. XML Page 281
  3. XML “An Old Story”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. An Old Story

    Share Share Post
    An Old Story 14-2-38
    One day the late Patrick Creamer, Ballycoolan, Stradbally, and Jack Mulhall Stradbally, were trapping in Raheen Ballylinan. Jack was very tastey about the vessels which were used for the meals.
    This day they began to argue about the cooking. Both of them wanted to do it. One of them was to do the trapping while the other was cooking. After all, Paddy jumped up and said "I supposed I will have to do the cooking." He caught hold of the cup and began to spit into it, then he caught the tail of his coat and began to wipe the cup; by going this he knew he would turn Jack's stomach. Jack gave a look and began to vomit. Paddy knew by saying this he would get Jack to do the cooking. And said Jack get out to h--l
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1408: The Man who Does his Wife's Work
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matty Laffan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycoolan, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Patrick Creamer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycoolan, Co. Laois