School: Cruimghlinn (roll number 15967)

Location:
Crumlin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conchobhair
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    said, “I am trying to bring my foal.” Then the landlord said, “Dont you know that the foal must belong to that bullock when you cannot take him away from him.”
    The man had to go home without his foal. The next day he called again to see if he could get his foal, and he asked the servant was the landlord in. The servant said he was gone out and he wouldn't be back, until such an hour. He told the servant about the foal, and the servant said, “If you do what I tell you, you will get your foal back.” “I will said the man” “well go out to the wood” she said “and cut a fishing rod and I'll give you a line and
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    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    AT1539: Cleverness and Gullibility
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Grimes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crumlin, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Pat Moran
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ross East, Co. Mayo