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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Baile Mhic Fhearaígh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 108

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    It was not long till the man heard great noise and he thought the house was falling.
    The door opened and in walked a turkey-cock and he began to walk around the house changing into all sorts of shapes. The man got up from bed and gave it bread to eat. He then went away (him) bed again and the turkey-cock went away.
    Then three men came in with a football and two began kicking (one) against (against) the other. The man got up from the bed and said that it was not right to have two kicking against one and he began to help the man. Then the beggar man went
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0326: The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Biggins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cluain Damhaire, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Joseph Biggins
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cluain Damhaire, Co. Mhaigh Eo