School: Cúlfada (roll number 13763)

Location:
Culfadda, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Liam Barún
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  1. There was once a gentleman who had a servant and his name was Spayman. No matter what sort of meat was cooked for him he could tell the kind of meat it was if he tasted it. The gentleman made a dinner and invited some gentlemen to it he made a bet of a hundred pounds with them that no matter what sort of a dish of meat they would cook, if they gave a bit of it to spayman he would tell them what sort of animal it was One of the guests took
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    Folktales index
    AT1641: Doctor Know‑All
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Flatley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Battlefield, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Judge
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Battlefield, Co. Sligo