School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

Location:
Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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    about to finish his work to-morrow he would give him one of is daughters in marriage. John also had that evening off, and the next days work was to rob a birds nest that was up in a tree in the middle of a loch. John could not do that either only for the lovely lady gave him ten of her toes and he could not suck them [now stick them?]
    Anyway he got the nest robbed and had to give the lady back her ten toes. Then the devil told
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    Folktales index
    AT0313: The Girl as Helper
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Edward Reynolds
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Drumboy, Co. Leitrim