School: Toomore (roll number 16401)

Location:
Toomore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Breathnach
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    Dith siad é agus dheineadar an rud ceadhna oidche tar éir oidhche. Do bhí fhios ag an fear saidhbir go raibh an bocht á goideadh. Cheap sé beart a imirt air, dubhairt an fear saidhbhir go raibh sí ag dul ar a laethe saoire agus d'iarr sé cead bosca a chur isteach i dteach an fhir bhocht agus céard a bhí ins an mbosca acht an cailleach. Bhí sí ar tí gach rud a innsint don fhear saidbhir agus bhí a lan rudaí le n-ithe aicí.
    Ar an seo chuadhadar amach chun caora a fhail, acht nuair a bhí s e réidh aca ní ribh salann aca. Dubhairt fear go mbfhéidir go mbéadh salann aca ins an mbosca. Do bhí sé ann agus bhí an cailleach ann freisin. Céard a dhein siad ach piosa feola a chur na sgórnaigh agus bhí phíosa eile aca ar forc agus cheap siad go gceapfadh an fear saidhbhir go raibh sí tachtuighthe lleis an
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1536A: The Woman in the Chest
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Mhóráin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toomore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Máire Bean Uí Mhóráin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toomore, Co. Mayo