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School: An Mhainistir, Cloch na Rón

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Roundstone, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ambrós Ó Conaill
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    in the sky. The other man began looking up and said, "I can't see him but if he is gone up there, I have no use following him," and he went home. The man brought the horse, cart and pig home and was satisfied that he found two women sillier than his wife.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1384: The Husband Hunts Three Persons as Stupid as his Wife
    AT1540: The Student from Paradise (Paris)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Dundas
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Richard Dundas
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Roundstone, Co. Galway