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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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    Long ago, and long ago, it was. There lived a widow woman and her son Jack. They lived in a little house on the gentle-man's property. Jack had a cow grazing on the gentle-man's land. The cow used to tramp around the door of the gentleman's house.
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sleehaun (Sankey), Co. Longford
    Informant
    Tom Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sleehaun (Sankey), Co. Longford