School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór

Location:
Knocknagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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    There was once a man who had a hump.

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    hump." The queen said "Go out and put on another hump and let him go home with two humps."
    N.B. I have allowed this to be recorded as so not to discourage the collector or giver.
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    Three women were going to the fair and they were inside in a public house drinking.

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    Three women were going to the fair and they were inside in a public house drinking. They were talking about who would make the biggest fool of their husbands when they went. The first woman said she was dead and the man said she was not and the woman said there was only one way to cure her and that was to carry her on his back while he walked on his hands and legs up the church on Sunday in front of the congregation. He said that he would do anything to
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    Folktales index
    AT1406: The Merry Wives Wager
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Éamonn Ó Buachalla
    Gender
    Male