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

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. H. Kavanagh
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    town and he changed himself into a finer horse and told the father to ask £200 this time and take the halter off. He went out to a third market and told him to ask £300 this time and take off the halter. It was a kings servant that bought the horse the three times but he forgot to take off the halter the third time so the poor horse was a captive then and he was put into a stable where there was a drop falling. Every time the drop fell it burned his heart. He was in the stable a month and he
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0325: The Magician and his Pupil
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brian Devlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Altahalla, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mary Anne Devlin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Altahalla, Co. Donegal