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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 257

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    to one another "I often heard mt father say it is easier to knock two stories than to knock one."
    So the man got a hammer and began to knock the tower until he had every bit of it knocked.
    When the King came out he saw the tower knocked and the man gone and he was sorry for not giving him the ladder.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elsie Wilson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolaleena, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Coolaleena, Co. Westmeath