School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh
- Location:
- Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 212
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- 1. Person who told the story:- Mr. Patrick Ryan.
2. Address. Ballintoher, Nenagh, Co. Tipp.
3. Age:- 47.
4. Person who told him:- His Father.
5. When incident occurred:- About 35 yrs. ago.
6. To whom told:- Alice Ryan. (age 12)
Above address.
One time a Nenagh man by the name of Micheal Nolan, went to England to look for work, and he went into a tobacco shop for some tobacco.
Now the owners had a pet monkey and they used to let him into the shop, he used always take the money but give no tobacco.
When the man went in, he asked for the tobacco, and gave in the money, the monkey took the money, but gave to tobacco, only stayed smoking his pipe.
When the manager came out, he asked Michael what did he want, and he answered, "the tobacco I paid your hairy father for."
- Collector
- Alice Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Ballintogher, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Ballintogher, Co. Tipperary
