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School: Cor na Marbh (roll number 10222)

Location:
Cornamarve, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eibhlín (Ní) Irbhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 016

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    it only came half way. When I came that far I said I would jump. I jumped and sank in the soft ground. There was nothing above the ground only one hand and my head. I began to whistle for some of my people, but they did not hear me. So I cut off my head and told it to go up and tell my grandfather, and when it was gone I saw a fox coming and I put my finger to my mouth and began to whistle, a fellow in the court asked "how could you whistle, when your head was cut off. If any one would intrupt he would be killed so this
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT0852: The Hero Forces the Princess to Say, “That is a Lie.”
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Forbes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gubaderry, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Bertie Stuart
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gubaderry, Co. Leitrim