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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 332

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    was his own son, but he was surprised when the boy grew up very stupid and dull.
    The girl grew up very clever. The Gobán Saor was often angry with the boy. He thought the best thing to do was to get a good clever wife for his son.
    One day he gave him a sheep skin and told him if he could find a girl, to give him the skin and the price of it, that she'd be his wife.
    The boy travelled the country for a long time, but he could find no girl to give him the skin and the price of it.
    He was about to go
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corratillan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr J. Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corratillan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs P. Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corratillan, Co. Cavan