School: An Cam (Camp), Tra Lí

Location:
Camp, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0432, Page 031

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  3. XML “The Man who Had the Lizard in His Stomach”
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    he went for a doctor. he said that there was some living animal inside his stomach. There was a woman living near the man and she was very clever. The sick man went to the woman and told her his story. Then the woman tied the man's leg to the rafter of the house and fried a fish. She put the fish under the man's head and the lizard smelled the fish and he crept out to the man's mouth. He got He got indread and he was creeping back into the man's stomach again when the man caught him around the neck with his teeth and cut off his head.
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  2. Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Folktales index
    AT1645: The Treasure at Home
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mair Ní Chinnéide
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beheenagh, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tomás O Cinnéide
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Beheenagh, Co. Kerry