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1. Donóg and Dómhnaill (continued)

   

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   "Oh, didn't you tell me to leave a piece of meat on every head of cabbage in the garden? I thought you were mad but I had to do it", said Donóg. "We're ruined", Dómnaill. "My cow and my cabbage are gone. We'll have to go begging now, so you can say good-bye to the house. It's as well for you to pull the door out after you." They went off but Dómnaill was going away a head of Donóg. After awhile he looked back and what was Donóg doing but pulling the door after her with a rope. "Oh, you're an idiot anyhow", said Dómnaill "throw that door there and come on." They were going ever until they came to [the] a forest. They went to it searching for a place to put up for the night but a little way into the wood they saw a pile of gold under a tree and another pile of food. They ate enough and then Dómnaill said, "If we take the gold the robbers will easily catch us. Let us go up in the tree and watch our chance." After a while the robbers came and when they saw some one had eaten the food they thought it was the peelers.

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   History Edit

   Folktales index

   AT1386: Meat as Food for Cabbage

   AT1653: The Robbers under the Tree

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Robert Dundas

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Roundstone, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Mrs Richard Dundas

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   80

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Roundstone, Co. Galway