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   none of your business says the Scotchman. The red-haired boy took up his fist and knocked down the Scotchman, put his hand into the pot, took out the hare and out he went on the door. When the Englishman and the Irishman came in they had the third hare killed with them. They asked the Scotchman what happened him who was only getting out of the trance of the blow that the red-haired boy gave him. He told him that the red haired boy came in and knocked him down, took the hare out of the pot and went out on the door. Well now says the Irishman it is my turn to stay in so the other two went out with their rifles. The burly Irishman sat down and skinned the hare and put it in the pot and when it was boiling at a good rate in comes the red-haired boy on the door and asked the Irishman what he had in the pot. Its none of your business says the burly Irishman. Ill make it my business says the red-haired boy taking up his fist to strike the Irishman. The Irishman put up his left hand and capped the blow and he struck him with the right hand and tossed the red-haired boy on the floor, and when the red-haired boy was getting up, the Irishman gave him three kicks. The red-haired boy ran out on the

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   AT0301: The Three Stolen Princesses

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Domhnall Mac a' Bháird

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   13

   Address

   Lettertreane, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Seamus Ua Miodhchain

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Lettertreane, Co. Donegal