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1. Jack the Wise Man (continued)

   

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   he couldn't take them out. So he ran up stairs again with the barel on his hands. And Jack said to him was he mad and if he didn't go down and leave the barel below the would be all take prisoners. So the man went down to leave the barel below And Jack and the Gentleman juked out and got the horses and coach ready and started off for home. So the got home the following day. When they landed home the Gentleman's wife was very sick. So he had to go for the Doctor and Priest and every thing for her She was very bad. So she wanted to sleep in the wash house that night because the house was too hot. The woman had a friend He was an old man not far away from where the woman lived. And he came to see her And when he came to where she was he began to talk to her. With him being a bad talker she didn't know what he was saying. So she called Jack and asked him what the man was saying. So Jack told her to put her tongue in his mouth and she would know what he was saying. So she put her tongue in his mouth and he bit the tongue off her and she couldn't speak then atall only mutter. So Jack waited there with her all night and next morning he went in and told

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Paddy Joe Brennan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballina, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mr P Loftus

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Walter Walsh

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballina, Co. Mayo