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School: Baile a' Mhuilinn (Cailíní)

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Milltown, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siobhán, Bean Uí Dholáin
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    Once there were two men who wanted to see which of them would eat the best feed. Then the two of them started to eat a lot of potatoes. One of the men was not eating the potatoes at all, he was putting them inside his coat.
    The man that was eating the potatoes could not eat any more. And the other man said that he was able to eat the most. The man that put the potatoes inside his coat said that he could stick himself with a knife and let out the food again. He did it and he did not kill himself. The other man did the same and he killed himself.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1088: Eating Contest
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Mullaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Katie Mullaney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway