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School: Fleasgach (roll number 15842)

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Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 460

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    he wanted to build the castle so he said let my son and yours' go over to Ireland for it so the two set out and Gobhan was put to prison. When the nobles son reached the house, the woman told the king son to stoop into a box to get something so he did, and when he did she shoved him into it closed the lid. When it reached England the noble said he would let Gobán go, if she released his son Gobán came home and the son was released. One day Gobán told his son that he would have to seek his fortune. So he killed a sheep and gave the skin to his son and his mother asked which would he take her blessing or a cake. So he said he would take her blessing. One day he
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. A. Freerick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    James Cooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway