Jim Colfer always called his wife "The Madam".

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Jim Colfer always called his wife "The Madam".
This man lived in Killbraney Newbawn Co Wexford
Every horse he used to get used to die on him, so he yoked a bullock and trained him to work.
He called this bullock "Moragon"
He went to Duncannon would "the madam" and a load of fowl
When he was coming near the place, he bought two penny buns and stuck them on the bullocks horns
All the chaps of the village were around him.
He used to plough with the bullock too.
He let him out of the field one evening and what did the bullock do only go into the kitchen and take the dresser on his horn and broke whatever delph was on it. They had no door only a "sceach"


Maureen Cleary
Doonooney
Adamstown
Co Wexford