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School: Cnoc Breac

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New Inn, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0354

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    (continued from previous page)
    Years went by but the intelligence of the Goban's 'son' did not improve.
    At last it was time for him to get married as the Goban determined that he would at least get a clever wife for his son.
    One day he sent the son to the fair, with a sheep skin from which the wool had not been shorn and ordered him to bring back the skin and the price of it. When the son reached the fair and began to ask the people for the skin and the price of it they thought he was mad and did not heed him.
    At last a woman
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Gobán Saor (~181)
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrynamanagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway