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School: An Caiseal Árd (roll number 16442)

Location:
Cashelard, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraic M. Mac Gongail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 151

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    “Once upon a time there lived two men. One of them was called Paddy and the other was called Mickey.”

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    up the rain pipe again. They then put on the King’s head again and made it nice.
    They stayed in the King’s house that night and the King had a great feast. Paddy and Mickey started for home the next day and, the King gave them thirty bags of gold. Then he gave them two thousand head of cattle, and also sent some of his men to (helf) help to drive the cattle, and, for to carry the gold home. The two men Paddy and Mickey lived happy ever after.
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0753: Christ and the Smith
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Harkin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bernard Gonigle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Donegal