School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

Location:
Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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    after three months the story was still in continuation. The King used to say: "Is your story near an end," and the man used to say "Can't you have patience, wait until it starts first."
    The King was angry ad he said "let it be begun," then the brave fellow started away. he said:
    "There was once a King" he said "who had great riches and he had half his lands cultivated. He had wheat sown in that half. He thought there was a famine to come and he built a granary and in it was stored the grain for the years of famine that were to come.
    The granary was one of the biggest and strongest that
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT2300: Endless Tales
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknadrimna, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Casey
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Knocknadrimna, Co. Mayo