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   “Long ago a man lived in a labourer's cottage. He thought to himself that it was a poor thing to be living alone and he got married to a fine wife.”

   

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   And maybe you would be as lucky as to win her”. He went back but was not the lucky one. They played on until it was late in the night and then they started for home. Johnny took a near cut through the bog. When he thought of Mollie telling him to be home early he crossed hedges and drains until he came to the middle of a bog and there he saw a flat stone and he sat down on it to rest himself and smoke. He was no time sitting until a big gander flew down beside him. He was wondered at the gander coming so near him. “Good night Johnny” said the gander. “I never thought geese could talk” said Johnny. “Oh didn’t you often hear us gabbing together” said the gander. “What do you want me to do” says Johnny. “That goose that was played in that house tonight was with me all harvest until the wild geese went up and she fell in fashion with the gander and left me. “What can I do” said Johnny “I didn’t win her”. “I know you didn’t” said the gander “but she will be played in another house again go and win her and

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Informant

   James Elliot

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal