School: Cúige na Mainseár

Location:
Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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    Once upon a time there lived an Austrian soldier who left his job and went out as a tramp.

    Once upon a time there lived an Austrian soldier who left his job and went out as a tramp. One day as he was walking in the country looking for work he went into a house and said he was looking for work. So the man of the house asked him if he would stay in a haunted house till morning and that he wold give him a hundred pounds. He said he would. The man was led to the house and he was given no company but a cat
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    Folktales index
    AT0326: The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Quignalegan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    89
    Address
    Quignalegan, Co. Mayo