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School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)

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Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
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Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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    house. He gave them to him and he made a house. And the wolf came and said "little pig little pig will you let me in". And he said " no the hair of my skin I will not let you in". And the wolf said "I puff and Ill puff and Ill blow your house in". And the pig said "I don't care". And he blew it in and ate the pig.
    The second fellow met a man with a load of straw and he asked him to give it to him to make a house. And the wolf came and the same thing happened as the first.
    The third fellow met a man with a load of stone and he asked him to give them to him to make a house. He gave them to him and he made a house. And the
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0124: Blowing the House In
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Drumgrania, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Maggie Blake
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Corracramph South, Co. Leitrim