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School: An Mhainistir, Cloch na Rón

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Roundstone, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ambrós Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0007, Page 026

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  1. An Gobán Saor

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    Long ago there lived a very wise man. He had a son equally wise and he wanted him to marry a woman as wise as himself. One day he sent his son to the market to sell sheepskin. He told him to sell it to some girl who would give him the skin back and the price of it also. Several women laughed at him but one woman took the skin, sheared off the wool and returned the skin with the price he asked. When the son went home he told his father what happened. His father said that he was to marry that woman. She they got married and the man became a wonderful architect. He was called over to England to build a castle. When the castle was nearly built his employer decided to kill him because he was the finest architect in the world and then they
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Gobán Saor (~181)
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Dundas
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Richard Dundas
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Roundstone, Co. Galway