School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gort an Bheithe, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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- Once upon a time a man and his wife were living happily together. All of a sudden his wife fell very ill and he couldn't know in the world what happened to her. However he kept his patience with her and she never got well for a long time. After four years she had no sign of getting better and she had a bed made in the kitchen for herself.
One day the man went to a fair and he got drunk. he came home late at night and he said to her, "I will sleep here tonight". "Ah" sid the woman don't do anything to me because I will not be here long I am going to die next(continues on next page)- Collector
- Hanora Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doire Fada, Co. an Chláir
- Informant
- Mrs Martin Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Doire Fada, Co. an Chláir