School: Gaddyduff (B.) (roll number 16642)

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. H. Kavanagh
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    till they met a man with a Strong Breath. The King's son asked the little red man what kind of a man was this. The little man told him that was the man with the Strong Breath and he told him to bring him with him for he might be very useful. So the King's son brought him with him. They did not walk very far again till they met another man. The King's son asked the little red man what kind of a man was this. So the little red man told him that was the man with the Listening Ears that if he put his Ears to the ground he could hear the grass growing and
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    Folktales index
    AT0505: Dead Man as Helper
    AT0513: The Extraordinary Companions
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joey Mc Cauley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Rose D. Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    19