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1. Folklore - An Old Story of Three Brothers

   

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   There was once three brothers who were very poor. They consulted one day to work very hard at the turf and when they would have a lot of money they would buy a horse. When they had a lot of money, two of them went to the fair and bought the horse and they were very pleased at the bargain. One of them looked at him before they went to bed and he told the other two brothers that the horse was not chewing the cud. They were very troubled. A neighbour told them that any horse does not chew the cud.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. jokes (~6,086)
      2. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   Irish

   Informant

   Mrs Desmond

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Curraclogh, Co. Cork

2. Folklore

   

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   Denis Long's father was a poet. He wrote a song beginning with
   If you are poor be sure
   be freedom make

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