School: Cúige na Mainseár

Location:
Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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    Long ago there lived a man and his wife.

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    careful because you might get killed "I won't said the boy. He went up to the door and knocked at it. He waited and a man came to the door. He brought them in. They told him how they were lost in the wood. "be happy now. This is your own home and I am your father. The stepmother that brought you out of here is now dead". He was glad to see his children. He gave them their supper and put them in bed. In the morning he brought them to town in a cart. He got them some clothes and a new pair of boots. Then they went home and had big dinner.
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    Folktales index
    AT1121: Ogre's Wife Burned in his Own Oven
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Nulty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Nulty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo