School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

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   all spun he tied the wheel to the roof of the house and said that he would never ask her to spin again as long as he lived.

   

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   Once upon a time there lived a man who was thought to be a great prophet. One night he came into a house. There happened to be a pot sitting beside the fire with the lid on. It was a fox that was inside. They wanted to try him to see was he smart and they asked him what was in the pot. He stood in silence for a while and said referring to himself "As long as the fox runs he gets caught at last". They said he was surely a prophet when he could tell things like this.

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   AT1641: Doctor Know‑All

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Philip Diver

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   88

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Meenyollan, Co. Donegal

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   Once upon a time there lived a man in Carndonagh called Patrick Doherty. He went to Derry to but a horse and there was

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