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   “The 'gobhan saor' wanted to get his son married and to get a good wife for him...”

   

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   The 'gobhan saor' wanted to get his son married and to get a good wife for him, so this is what he did. He got a sheep and killed it, skinned it, gave the skin to his son and told him to take it to the market. He told the son to have the skin and it's price when coming home. "How will I do that" said the son. He thought his father was joking, but he understood the market. He went to the market and stood there for a long time. Many people came to him and asked how much he wanted and when he said the skin and it's price they laughed and went away. Late in the evening a young girl came to him and asked the price; he said, "the skin and it's price." The skin and

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   AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seán Mac Ternan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   13

   Address

   Gleneige, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Mrs O' Connor

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   90

   Occupation

   Farmer's wife