School: Muclach

Location:
Mucklagh, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Ó Néill
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    giving him also a fresh dash of flour over his face and clothing. So when he went up to the land-lord's door the first question he put to him was "how many stars was in the sky last night". So the man said 99 million 700 thousand and 25. He said I take it for granted as I do not know myself you may be right. The next question he asked what weight is the moon. He said one cwt weight. He asked him how did he know and he said there was four quarters in it. He said you might be right for I do not know myself. Now he said what am I thinking of. He said you think I am the miller. But you are quite mistaken. So the miller was left his house until he died.
    Written by:- Lily Boylan,
    St O'Hara,
    Tullamore.
    age 12 years.
    Told by:-
    Joseph Boylan
    St O'Hara
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0922: The Shepherd Substituting for the Priest Answers the King's Questions
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Boylan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Saint O'Hara's Hill, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Joseph Boylan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Saint O'Hara's Hill, Co. Offaly