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School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

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Baile Thomáis, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhlaine
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    hands down in the split of the timber as far as their wrist. Then they said they would and she said that when she would give the second stroke the virtue would go in to their hands. Then she asked them were they ready and they said yes. Then she up with the hatchet and struck the timber and the wedge flew out and the twelve were caught in a trap, the timber closed in on them and she said then "Ye have two now and I have twelve" and then she went a long and cut the heads off the twelve of them and that put an end to the carpenter and his son.
    Patrick ODowd.
    Moat Quarter
    Kilfeacle
    Co. Tipperary
    Told by my grandmother
    Mrs O'Donnell (76)
    Moat Quarter
    Kilfeacle
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ceathrú an Mhóta, Co. Thiobraid Árann
    Informant
    Mrs O' Donnell
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Ceathrú an Mhóta, Co. Thiobraid Árann