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   Tom had to look for his shoes, and when he got them he went on to Letterkenny to buy the horse. It got no clearer and he went on until he saw another light.
   He went in and it was a man underboard. The people all called him by his name. He wondered at them knowing him and he did not know one of them. He was not long sitting until a lovely lady came up out of the room. She said it was time some one was away for her father's coffin, because they had to go to the Well of the World's End for it.
   There was a big fellow with red hair lying in the corner, he got up, shook himself and said, Tom and I will go. Tom says I could not go because I have to go to Letterkenny to buy a horse. The fellow says we will give you a good horse. When Tom went to the door, he saw two horses saddled and bridled, and he thought he would steer for Letterkenny. He pulled hard but his pulling was no use. The red haired fellow kept in front. They got the coffin and returned

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   AT2412B: (The Man Who Had No Story)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nora Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Teevickmoy, Co. Donegal