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School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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    “Long ago there lived a poor farmer and his name was John Galvin.”

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    a door with the hunger. He jumped up on the man and caught him by the throat. He was able to talk and he said to the man "You killed all my friends and you will pay for it now." The man went roaring and jumping around the house. His wife started roaring at the door and the neighbours heard her and they ran to the house. After a long time they pulled the cat off the man's throat and they killed the cat.
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0113A: King of the Cats is Dead
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tom Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meen, Co. Kerry