School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
An Carbad Beag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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    they will not make a fool of me again." So he went with the next cow and they were all saying to him what did he want for the goat. He said it was not a goat but a cow.
    So he sold the cow as a goat as he did with the first one. When he went home his wife nearly killed him because he sold the two cows for a few shillings.
    So he tried his luck with the third cow He said "They won't make a fool of me this time,"
    Then he started off. When the English men
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    Folktales index
    AT1539: Cleverness and Gullibility
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Ráth Bhán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Patrick Jordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Cartún, Co. Mhaigh Eo