School: Doire / Derrew (roll number 14624)
- Location:
- Na Doiriú, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Caitlín Bean Uí Maolalaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0092H, Page 03_047
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- (continued from previous page)used to kill all kinds of birds and give them to the Irishman for his dinner but whatever kind of meat he would give him the Irishman could tell what kind of meat it was.
At last the farmer said to him one day. "I will bet ten pounds on you that I will give you meat you will not know", and the Irishman consented to the bet.
It happened that the next day the farmer killed a fox and he gave the Irishman a piece of it for his dinner.
The farmer came(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maighréad Ní Ghiobúin
- Gender
- Female
