School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0366

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    until he saw two men drowning he shouted I wish you both joy After much struggling one of the men got out. He beat the boy and told him to say one is out that the other may be soon out He journeyed on until he met a man with one eye. He shouted one is out that the other may soon be out The man could not see him to beat him He continued on until he got to the butchers. He could not think of what he wanted and the butcher beat him When he arrived home his mother gave him a good thrashing He was half killed with all the thrashing he got that day and he never forgot his business again
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    Folktales index
    AT1696: “What Should I have Said (Done)?”
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Kilgevrin, Co. Galway