School: Más an Easa (B.) (roll number 14775)

Location:
Masiness, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Prionnseas Mac Carraigh
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    a very big flood in the river, and the stepping stones were covered, and the woman said to the man
    "Stumpy won't get across the river tonight"
    And then and there he came stumping in and hit the woman a slap on the chin, saying, "I came round by the bridge, ma'am"
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  2. Once upon a time there was an woman and a man who had only one son called Jack. When Jack grew up he hired with a rich man who had one daughter. She fell in love with him and said she would marry him.
    But her father wanted to see what kind of a house he had to take her to, so he sent a man to see and report on Jack's house.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1455: The Hard‑hearted Fiancée
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    87