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School: Árd Raithín (roll number 6260)

Location:
Ardrahan, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Tomás S. Ó Meadhra
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    The Dissatasfied Wife
    There was a man living near the sea in Kinvara, Co.Galway. He had a wife who was not satisfied with the cabin she was living in. She wanted a new house. One day as the her husband was fishing he caught a huge fish on his hook. The fish craved of him to let him go. Before he let him go the fish promised him that any request he would ask it would be granted to him. He would have to say the following,
    Oh man of the sea
    Come listen to me
    For Alice my wife,
    The plague of my life
    Sent me to beg
    A boon of thee.
    The man went home
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0555: The Fisher and his Wife
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mathúna
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullira, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Deely
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissatunny, Co. Galway