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   “Bhí tighearna talmhan ina chomnuidhe ins an áit a tugtar Welfort air anois.”

   

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   Mhuinntir Mhuiris ina chomhnuidhe sa teach ina bhfuil an muilneóir anois agus nuair nach raibh an cíos aige cuireadh amach ar an mbóthar mór é. Bhí an tighearna talmhan sin an dian ar na tineontaithe.

   

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   “In olden times there lived in Strawberryhill, Dunmore, Co. Galway a poor man who had but two goats and the people called him Bodach na nGabhar.”

   

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   In olden times there lived in Strawberry hill, Dunmore, Co Galway a poor man who had but two goats and the people called him Bodach na nGabhar. He lived in a small hut within which was a huge rock. One night a voice spoke to him down the chimney and told him to go to the Bridge of Athlone and that he would get a fortune there. He paid no heed to it. In a fortnight's time he heard the same voice and the same order but still he heeded it not until he heard it a third time. He then made up his mind to go

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   Folktales index

   AT1645: The Treasure at Home

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eibhlín Ní Ailledéa

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Address

   Dunmore, Co. Galway

   Informant

   James Mullen

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   71

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Dunmore, Co. Galway