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School: Cluain le Fán (roll number 12817)

Location:
Cloonliffen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Callaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 239

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  1. The Gobán Saoir

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    Once upon a time there lived a Gobán Saor and there was no man in the world as stupid as him. He was always looking for work, and he could not get any. He fell asleep one day as he was coming home from town. Fairies came and sharpened his tools while he was (a) asleep. When he went home his wife asked him did he get work and he said he did'nt. After a few days he went to a place where a house was being built, and he asked the master for work. The master told him to
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