School: Leithead (roll number 5480)

Location:
Lehid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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  1. There were three neighbours living near each other and two of them were jealous of the other man. He had a fine bullock and they said they would kill his bullock he had for ploughing to keep him down. They grabbed the animal and the man skinned him and brought him to town to sell the hide. When he was going to the town it was raining so he turned the inside out towards the rain. The birds were perching on it and he caught
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    Folktales index
    AT1119: The Ogre Kills his Own Children
    AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant
    AT1539: Cleverness and Gullibility
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mike Macarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Bunaw, Co. Kerry