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School: Gort an Ghainimh (roll number 16127)

Location:
Gortaganny, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M. Ó Cobhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 412

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    There were two brothers living at a distance of a mile from each other. One was very poor and the other very rich. Their grandmother was living with the rich brother. The poor brother used steal sheep from the other one. The rich brother wanted to know who stealing the sheep so he pretended that he was having his house repaired and that they had no place for a large press and they had it removed to the poor brothers house. They had the grandmother within in the press and plenty of food with her. She would know if the poor brother was stealing the sheep. One evening the poor brother and his son stole a sheep. When they were cleaning the sheep the wife said "You would never know what is in that press" The man went back and broke
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norah Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloondart, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloondart, Co. Roscommon