School: Kilmurry (C.) (roll number 10395)

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   skin I might prove better than you" "But if you succed in getting it" says Watty. I'le get nothing and perhaps be held prisoner here and who knows but I'd be burned alive if I am caught in the act of taking the purse" Says Canty" alright. Then says Watty which ever one of us get it we will divide it so take your chance first" "Canty fixed himself well up in his pucks skin the horns standing up and tail erect and reached for the money and got it without the rich mans wife seeing him but as he was just down from the rafter on to where Watty was Watty gave him a push and threw him down on to the kitchen. The woman seeing screamed out for she thought it was the devil and left the house but Canty finding there was no danger took his bag of money. It was very heavy and he got away safe. While Watty was gone a head of him for this was his chance of the purse Canty thinking he must be either dead or held a prisoner but this he did not mind while he had the purse of gold Watty came along until he came to Baravehy mountain where he left down the first shoe and hid close to it. Canty being coming on and meeting the shoe and as he had bad shoes and all wet in them he took it up and looked at it." Before says he to himself it is a pity there is not a comrade for you for your quite new but the goose is no good without the gander" so he left it there and on he went until he came to Glountane mountain and there he found the other shoe he

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Reidy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Coom, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Robin Barrett

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   63

   Address

   Knockatee, Co. Kerry