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School: Carnán (roll number 14031)

Location:
Carnaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Riagáin
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    the the people were dancing the man said, "Slash away camán. The camán began to beat everyone. The people begged him to stop the stick. The people gave him the oven and the cow and he went home.
    He was very rich after a few years. One day he had a big party in a field. There were over two hundred people in the field. In the middle of the dance the man said, "Slash away camán" The cama'n began to beat everyone away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT0563: The Table, the Ass, and the Stick
    AT0592: The Dance Among Thorns
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nóra Ní Ghrialuis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisheenkyle West, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Páidraig Ó Grialuis
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Lisheenkyle West, Co. Galway