School: Caiseal na gCor (roll number 3294)

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Caiseal na gCorr, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Donnchadh Mac Giolla Chearr
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1071, Page 173

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    a fhiúrfadh tuagh, tuagh a ghearrfadh slat, slat a sgiúrfadh Murchadh beag a bhí ag ithe mó chuid sugh craobh aréir.
    Bhal ca'n faghann tú an t-im arsa'n bhó go bhfuighfidh tú cochan a bheirfeas tú damhsa.
    Chuaidh Murchadh chuig an muinear.
    " Caidé tá tú a iarraidh?" arsa'n muinear.
    "Tá mé ag iarraidh cochan fa choinne bó, bó a bhéirfeadh im, im i gcosa gadhair, gadhar a ruaigfeadh fiadh, fiadh a snamhfadh uisge, uisge a fhliuchfadh cloch, cloch a fiúrfadh tuagh, tuagh a ghearrfadh slat, slat a sgiúrfadh Murchadh beag a bhí ag ithe mó chuid sugh craobh aréir."
    Thug an muinear an cochan, thug an bhó an
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT2030: The Old Woman and her Pig
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Dhubhthaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Bhealtaine Íochtarach, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Aodh Ó Dubhthaigh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Bhealtaine Íochtarach, Co. Donegal