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School: Cluain (C.) (roll number 15443)

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Cloone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bean Uí Sholamháin
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    My father told me the following the story-he heard it from his grandfather when he was a little boy in their neighborhood, there lived a widow many years ago. She had two daughters one of which she loved, and the other she disliked very much.
    The eldest daughter was as lazy as she was ugly, and she never soiled her hands at work. The younger sister was as good as she was beautiful and she slaved night and day. One day she went as usual to the spring well to draw water. There she
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0403: The Black and the White Bride
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloone, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Peter Carroll
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62