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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

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Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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    had and buy a few goats for whatever she would fetch, so Johnny which was the man's name set off to the fair to sell her. He was not long there when a man came along and asked him what did he want for his cow. Johnny said that he wanted the highest penny. The man put a penny on a stick and raised it in the air. Another man who was standing near did the same thing and Johnny seeing that his penny was the highest took it and returned home.
    The next day, the man took a great pity on Johnny and he came to give him a
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    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
    AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerard Haran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bomahas, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Owen Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Buckode, Co. Leitrim