School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)

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   after dawn, with three cakes in his wallet. He ate one at ten o'clock, another at midday and the third at night. After that he met on the road a man who asked him where he was going. I'm looking for some place where I can work for my living; he said."Come with me said the other man; and sleep in the barn, and I'll give you work to-morrow, to see what you are able for. Next morning the farmer told him to bring out the cows on the hills, and not to let anybody milk them. He brought out the cows, and in the heat of the day he saw a dark spot in the north-west, and it grew larger and nearer, till he

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   Folktales index

   AT1640: The Brave Tailor

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Costello

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Aghameeny, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Michael Costello

   Gender

   Male