School: Cóguis (roll number 16135)

Location:
An Chógais, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Seaghain
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    6.
    Bhí fear ann aon uair amháin agus nuair a bhí sé ag baint choirce lá amháin caidé rinne sé acht an mhéar a ghearradh de féin. Thóg sé an mhéar agus chuir air fein airíst i theann bréid thart uirthí.
    Thóg sé an bhréid airíst do trathnóna agus nuair a dhamharc sé ar a mhéar bhí sé air [contrail]? – bhí an ionga ar íochtar in áit a bheith ar uachtar.
    Tharraing sé amach é agus thionntuigh thart é agus i gcionn cúpla seachtmhain bhí sé mar bhí sé ariamh.
    7.
    Bhí fear ins an bhaile mhór lá amháin agus ní rabh tobac ar bith aige. Bhí sé ag siubhal suas an t-sráid agus caidé chonnaic sé acht píosa dhá scilling
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1000: Bargain Not to Become Angry
    AT1007: Other Means of Killing or Maiming Live Stock
    AT1029: The Woman as Cuckoo in the Tree
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Pádraig Mac Seághain
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Seámus Ua Fiograidh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Caiseal Charna, Co. Donegal