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School: Cnoc an Chuilinn, An Ráth Mhór (roll number 9871)

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Caherbarnagh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Nóra, Bean Uí Dhuinnín
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  1. Gobán Saor

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    In olden times there lived a man called the Gobán Saor. He was a very clever man and he had only one son. The son was not very clever and the Gobán Saor would like to get a clever wife for his son. One day the Gobán Saor gave a sheep's skin to his son and he told him to sell it at the market and to bring home the skin and the price of it. When he went to the market he met a man and the man asked him how much did he want for the skin. He
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    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
    Nora Lehane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknaloman, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Lehane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Knocknaloman, Co. Cork