School: Ceann Tuirc (roll number 9317)
- Location:
- Kinturk, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 098
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A man named Gobán Saor lived once .He had a son.The Gobán was very clever and he wanted to know whether his son was as clever .So he sent him one day the market with sheep's skin to sell it and to get the price and skin.So he went off.People asked him how much for the skin "Craiceann is a luach hed say .So they were all fooling him.At last met a girl who made a bargain to buy the skin for the skin and the price.But if she bought it she cut the wool off the skin .The boy went went home and told his story .His father said he should get married to her as she would be there and good to make a living(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Reidy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenletternafinny, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr John Reidy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Glenletternafinny, Co. Clare
