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School: Béal Átha 'n Fheadha (B.) (roll number 13631)

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Ballina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
D. P. Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 126

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    That if he got hungry that he could eat it. So the woman did. Then the boss asked which would he take a cake and three advices or his seven years wages. The farmer paused a while then he said that he would take the cake and three advices. The farmer told him the three advices, first never to take a near way to keep the straight road, second when he would be in temptation to kill any one to smoke his pipe, third not to stay in any house where the man and wife would be fighting. So the farmer gave him the cake and he set off for home. As he was coming home there was a near way. It was about one mile nearer for his house. As he was passed there was a lot of men standing
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0910B: The Servant's Good Counsels
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardnaree or Shanaghy, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Boland
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardnaree or Shanaghy, Co. Mayo