School: Doire Luacháin (roll number 10661)

Location:
Doire Luacháin, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire Ní Bhaoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1050, Page 125

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    fairrge. Tháinig Murchadha Mór abhaile ‘as athas air no shíl sé go rabh Murchadha Beag báithte aige.
    Acht bhí iongantas mhór air nuair a connaic sé Murchadha Beag amuigh ag cunntas an-rud bha. Chuaidh sé siar ag Murchadha Beag ‘as dubhairt leis “Shíl mise (mise) gur bháith mé tusa indé”. “Fuair mise na ba seo shios faoi an uisge nuair a chaith tusa síos mé”, arsa Murchadha Beag. “O taisbean damh-sa an áit a bhfuil na ba”, arsa Murchadha Mór, “bheadh tréan ba agam-sa acht muna bé tusa ‘as do chuid diabhlaidheachta”. Thug Murchadha Beag é go dtí áit a bhí os cionn na fairrge. Sin an áit is fearr a bhfuil ba anois” arsa Murchadha Beag. Léim Murchadha mór síos ins an uisge a’s báitheadh é.
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    Folktales index
    AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant
    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Seosamh Ó Dochartaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    29
    Occupation
    Múinteoir