School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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    Once upon a time there lived a King who said that he would give his daughter to the person who would make a boat that would sail without wind or water.

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    for the King's palace. On their way they saw a man with his leg tied up herding deer, and if he let down his leg he would pass out the deer. So they took him into the boat.
    Next they met a man who never missed a shot with an arrow, so they knew that he would be useful, so they took him into the boat also.
    On and they went until they met a man who could hear another man's voice at the other end of the world so they took them all with them.
    When they reached
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    Folktales index
    AT0513A: Six Go through the Whole World
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Jordan
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo