School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)

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   When he went into the kithen the hens had upset the dish of butter and he did his best to gather it up as clean as he could. Then he returned to the parlour and found the ale all over the floor and the carpets were all destroyed. So he was getting tired of house-keeping. Then he went to the well and fearing the baby would fall into the churn of butter-milk he tied the churn on his back and went off. On stooping down at the well the butter-milk spilled on his head and he was at the loss of all the milk. When he came home with the water he put the pot of soup on the fire. Then he thought he had everything done but late in the evening he thought about the cow. He thought it was too late to take her to the field so he thought of a plan. He knew there was grass growing on the roof of the house so he put a plank from a hill

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   AT1408: The Man who Does his Wife's Work

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Sarah Brennan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Aghamucky, Co. Kilkenny

   Informant

   Mr Richard Ryan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Aghamucky, Co. Kilkenny