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School: Droichead na Ceathramhna

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Bridgecartron or Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0232, Page 410

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    table, and told it to prepare his dinner, but two large men jumped out and they nearly killed Michael and his wife.
    The next day he went to the King, and told him to give him the bottle for the one that he had. The King told Michael to put the bottle on the table to see if it was as good as the first one. Michael did so, and out jumped the two men and they nearly killed the King and his servants. So the King told Michael to tell the two men to stop. "Not till I get my good bottle" said Michael. "Give it to him quickly before they kill us all", said the King. So Michael got his bottle, and was rich and happy for the rest of his life.
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0563: The Table, the Ass, and the Stick
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Milmoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilronan, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Milmoe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kilronan, Co. Roscommon