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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 316

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    got the axe, she drove a big wedge into the tree, and she told them to put their fingers in the split while she hammered down the wedge. They did as they were instructed, she drew heavy blow, knocked out the wedge, and caught all their fingers in the split, then she said, "I have got ye who killed my husband, in return I will kill ye all". Then she came home, and told her father-in-law what she had done, and he was prouder than ever of his daughter-in-law, he grew feebler day by day, and a short time after he died, and she, such a clever woman, has
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Degidon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Degidon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Moyriesk, Co. Clare