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School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Bráthair Eoghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 172

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    There was once a widow living among the woods, and her only son was living with her. He went out every morning through the trees to get sticks. One day he saw a swarm of flies on a heap of cows manure. He took up his sickle and hit so hard he left not a single one of them living. That evening he said to his mother that it would be time for him to be going out into the world to earn his fortune, for he was able to destroy a swarm of flies at one blow. He started next morning
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Folktales index
    AT1640: The Brave Tailor
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Costello
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghameeny, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Michael Costello
    Gender
    Male