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School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.)

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Ballina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
D. P. Ó Cearbhaill
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    the waist and the other caught him around the legs and the knocked him. Tom took out his sword and stood over the chief threatening to kill him. "Let me up" cried the chief. "There is a sword in my house which will cut through anything and you can have it." Tom let the chief up and he got the sword but the next time he saw the chief he killed him. He did the same thing with the two other chiefs. From one he got a pair of shoes in which you would never feel tired. From the other he got a white horse which could travel on land and sea.
    With the three chiefs dead and peace in the land the princess married Tom. They got all their land and money back and they lived happy. Tom alway believed that the Enchanted bull was his mother who had come back to help him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charlie Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Annie Mc Andrew
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo