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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
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A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 106

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    The man then said "We will keep the other till the sore foot" (by that he meant the hard times). The next day a lame man came to the door and she asked him. "Did you come for the pig avic" He said "yes". So she gave him the pig and they were left without anything. When the man came home that night and saw the foolish thing she had done. He said "Clear out and pull the door after you." She took the door off the hinges and put it on her back and made off to the wood. As night came on she climbed up a tree and pulled the door up after her. She brought up two cans of water also. After a while two robbers came and began to count out
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1653: The Robbers under the Tree
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Reid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muckanagh, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Thomas Dooner
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Ring, Co. Westmeath