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School: Craig Dhubh

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Cregduff, Co. Mayo
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Séamus Mac Giobúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 362

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    Once upon a time there lived a man and a woman in a house, in a lonely place, and they had only one son Since he went to school he never missed a day until he finished.
    When he was awhile home from school his parents died. He did not know what to do, he had a very small house and the thatch was filled with holes. Inside in the house there was only one chair.
    He was very lonely and one day he went to Dublin While he was in Dublin he made up his mind to get married. He asked a lady to marry him, and she asked him what kind of a place he had. He told her he has a house and from end to end it was all skylights. She got married to him and after a time
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1455: The Hard‑hearted Fiancée
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Philbin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Philbin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo