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

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. H. Kavanagh
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    the red man asked the man with the Strong Breath to blow it down. So the man with the Strong Breath blew it down. So the King sent out word for him not to blow any more in case he would blow down the castle. So that was the second task finished.
    So the King said that he had one more task to do that each of them to send a messenger for a bottle of water to the well of the worlds end. The little red man asked the man with the Swift Leg would he go he said he would. The messenger the King was sending was never defeated before. So the two
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0505: Dead Man as Helper
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joey Mc Cauley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Rose D. Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    19