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School: Doirín

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    Bí truir dreatar an fado agus ní raibh aon Bearla no leigeann acu. Lá amhain dubairt duine acu go rachad sé ar scoil la'r na bhaireac. Cuaidh sé ar scoil agus d'fogluimh sé dhá fhocail We three. Cuaidh an féar eile ar scoil agus bí cuigh fhocail aige. For the want of money. Dubairt an féar eile go rachad sé ar scoil cuaidh agus bí dhá fhocal aige. All right. Bhí neart Bearla acu anois agus cuaidh siadh i bhfad o bhaile. Ar deiread casad leobtha féar agus é marb. Bí siadh annsin go d'táinic garda agus dubhairt sé. Cé a mharbuig an féar. We three arsan féar acu. Tuighe arsan Garda. For the want of money arsan féar.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1697: “We Three; For Money.”
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Mhaludhog
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gob an Choire, Co. Mayo