School: Cullahill (C.), Rathdowwney (roll number 13137)
- Location:
- Cullahill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Mrs Baird
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- A carpenter was painting a pair of wheels, one day, and it happened a doctor was attending a sick girl in his neighbour's house. The doctor set up a conversation with the man, and when he was departing from him, he said "Putty and paint hide a share of your bad work", and the man replied "That's the way"
When the doctor returned from his visit, the carpenter inquired about the sick girl, and he replied, she was dead. "That's the way, said the carpenter, "Spade and shovel hide a share of your bad work.- Collector
- Betty Freeman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cullahill, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mrs Henry Freeman
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Cullahill, Co. Laois