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School: Gaddyduff (roll number 16642)

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. H. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1121, Page 153

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    the horse and rode it to the man. The man was well pleased with him. But he said "You have another task yet". The third task was to steal a pig out of a house there was five pigs and six men. The way he done this task was that he got a bottle of sleeping drops and he put it through whiskey for them. Then the men took the sleeping drops and they all fell into a deep sleep. Then he took the pig with him and that was his tasks finished.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1525: The Master Thief
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Toland
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Hugh Toland
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Meendoran, Co. Donegal