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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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    was very vexed with him. So he made up his mind to go away, and if he didn't find four fools as big as himself, he would never come back. She made up her mind to let him go, and baked an oaten cake for him. He started to look for the fools. He walked on untill he came to a house, and heard shouting. There was a woman and two men trying to drive up a cow to eat grass that was growing beside the chimney of the house. Ted began to watch them for awhile. Then he went over to them, and told them to cut the grass, and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1210: The Cow is Taken to the Roof to Graze
    AT1245: Sunlight Carried in a Bag into the Windowless House
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Sleehaun (Sankey), Co. Longford
    Informant
    Tom Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    95
    Address
    Sleehaun (Sankey), Co. Longford