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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 493

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    hole in them. So that when the man would be bringing her away, the flour would fall out and make a little path to his house.
    That night he went to the King's house and stole her away again. When he was bringing her home the flour made the path. When morning came the King's men saw the path and he was going to be hanged the next day. That day came, when he was on the scaffold, and the rope around his neck he scraped the box. Then out jumped the three dogs.
    The dogs said, "Master, master what do you want." "I want ye to save me, to tear, scrape, and bite all the people, that are around me," said the man. The dogs started to tear
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Killeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo