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    him and she pulled the door up to the top of the tree. The thieves came and started to count their gold under the tree. When they had all the gold in a big heap the woman left the door fall down. The thieves ran away with the fright and the man and the woman had all the gold.
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1386: Meat as Food for Cabbage
    AT1541: For the Long Winter
    AT1643: The Broken Image
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Finnegan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Classaghroe, Co. Galway