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School: Leath-bhaile

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Levally, Co. Galway
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Séamus Ó Maoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0018, Page 324

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    on the cloth. When Seán went home he hit the pot three times and said those words. Then servants came out and spread a beautiful table on the floor and laid food on it. They had this pot a long time and nobody knew it. His wife told another woman and when her beat the pot no food came out and the pot flew out the oor. Seán told the taibhse that his wife told another woman about the pot. The "taibhse an chrainn" said, "a woman can never keep a secret."
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire S. Ní Chuinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ryehill, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Prionnsias Ó Cuinn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ryehill, Co. Galway