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School: Caisleán na hÉille (The Neale)

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Neale, Co. Mayo
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Máire, Bean Mhic Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0103, Page 269

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    promise to go off instantly and take yer husbands and never come next or near me again."
    And to Lord Kilmaine's joy they led off their husbands.
    In this way the three wise women got their lands rent free for ever and to the present day the descendants of these women have their lands rent free.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1406: The Merry Wives Wager
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Hoban
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muckrussaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Haire
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Kildun More, Co. Mayo