School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)

Location:
Gort Leitreach, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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    out and she had big long nail's and long ugly hair the boy got down off the tree and brought his axe with him. He and the witch began to fight and he killed her the boy drove home the cow's and milked them and they had a big gallon of milk each. When the boy was going to bed he got a mug of it for supper. When he got up he heard there used to be come a dragon out of the sea every year and if there were not some one to kill him that he would kill a lot of people. There was a girl left tied to a chair and whoever would have the girl. The boy ventured to fight the dragoon
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    Folktales index
    AT0300: The Dragon‑Slayer
    AT0510: Cinderella and Cap o' Rushes
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hubert Reynolds
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Tuamán, Co. Liatroma
    Informant
    Paddy Reynolds
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    20
    Address
    Tuamán, Co. Liatroma