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School: Cor na Marbh (roll number 10222)

Location:
Cornamarve, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eibhlín (Ní) Irbhin
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    had told him. Johnny told her that she was too greedy and this reseed her very much and she told him to be off with himself.
    Johnny then went back again to the fish and asked him for a little house of his own. The eel gave what he asked and as well as the house he gave him all sorts of riches.
    Johnny got married to another girl and they both lived happy ever afterwards and never wanted for anything.
    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
    AT0555: The Fisher and his Wife
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Audrey Irwin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bertie Stuart
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killarga, Co. Leitrim