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The servant boy has determined to steal. A woman lies down in a chest to spy on him. The boy kills her. He makes the preacher (rich man) believe that she has died, and at the latter's request he undertakes to bury her. Puts the corpse m the corn loft, in the stall, in the trunk of the traveling merchant, on a horse. All believe that she has returned from the dead.

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  6. Leitrim (4)
  7. Sligo (4)
  8. Roscommon (2)
  9. Limerick (1)
  10. Waterford (1)
  11. Cavan (1)
  12. Clare (1)
Result count: 64
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  14. Scéal

    “Bhí beirt dearbhrathair ann aon uair amháin dar bh'ainm Mícheál agus Pádraig. Bhí an bheirt acu na chomhnuidhe ar fhéirm amháin.”

    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Úna Ní Choilín
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Séan O Baoighill