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Tomás de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 428

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    The woman of the house said to him, "Did ye begin Clare Galway Castle yet." He said "We were going on Monday and my father said "shorten the road" I began to run and he said "its better for us to turn home" The same thing happened to-day" The woman said, "If your father asks you to shorten the road to morrow begin telling him stories"
    Next day the father said to is son "Shorten the road" but the son began to tell him stories and they never felt till the reached Clare Galway
    The people were eating their dinner when Goban Saor and his son reached
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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
    Christina Fahy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Fahy
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Robeen, Co. Mayo