School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)

Location:
Cill Ó Sona, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 507

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    king was preparing a feast he asked the man would he sell the bottle and the man did, but after some time he grew to be very poor again and was going to the fair with his last cow and he met the same man again and he asked him would he sell the cow for another bottle and the man said he would. When he came home he told the bottle to work. Two men got with two sticks and they bet the man. He cried for mercy and the two men stopped. When the king was preparing another feast he asked the man would he sell the bottle and he did. When the feast was going on the king told the bottle to work and the two men got out and bet all the
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    Folktales index
    AT0563: The Table, the Ass, and the Stick
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cill Ó Sona, Co. an Longfoirt
    Informant
    Tommy Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Cill Ó Sona, Co. an Longfoirt