School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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    Once upon a time two brothers were living together.

    Once upon a time two brothers were living together. One of them was a very small man and the other one was a big tall amn. The big tall hunted his brother. He gave him one cow and away he went. The small man a little house at the end of the garden. Every night the small man used to go to his brothers window and be looking in. His brother did not want that so this day he put him into a bag and carried him off to drown him. He was passing a chapel with the bag on his back
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    Folktales index
    AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Kennelly
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Dromin, Co. Kerry