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.

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    He left down the bag and went in to the chapel to pray. While he was inside a man came on driving nine cows and a horse. He kicked the bag and said "What are you doing there?" and the small man said he was going to heaven in a bag. So the old man said "Leave me into the bag and let you carry the cow away". The small man carried off the cows. The big man came of of the chapel and took the bag and drowned the old man. When the big man saw that his brother was at home before him he said "How are you home again". The small man said that he got all that many cows and a horse under the water. The big brother said "Drown me to marrow and I will get the same". So the small brother drowned him and
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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