School: Ballinree, Nenagh (roll number 15560)

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   “Once upon a time there lived an old woman who was supposed to have a bag of gold.”

   

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   Once upon a time there lived an old woman who was supposed to have a bag of gold. She never left her home because she was afraid some one would take the gold out of the chimney but one day she went out to gather sticks, when she was leaving the house she warned her servant not to look up the chimney but when the old woman left the house the servant looked up the chimney and saw the bag of gold. She got down the bag of gold and ran home, on her way she met a cow, the cow asked the servant to milk her because she was not milked for twenty years but she said she was in a hurry then she met a horse, he said he was fettered for twenty years and asked the servant to take off the fetters but she said she was in a hurry. . After some time the old woman returned and followed the servant. She met the cow and said to her, ocow, omy did you see that maid of mine with the wig with the wag with the big leather bag that stole all the money I ever had. The cow told her she was gone down the road. Then she met the horse and said to him ohorse omy did you see that maid of mine with the wig with the wag with the big leather bag that stole all the money I ever had. The horse told her she was gone down the road the old woman caught the servant and killed her and got the gold. Then she got a new servant and again she told her

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   History Edit

   Folktales index

   AT0480: The Spinning‑Women by the Spring. The Kind and the Unkind Girls.

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Guinane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Shanbally, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Josephine Ryan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballymackey, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Denis Flynn

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Coolderry, Co. Tipperary