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1. The Three Advices

   

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   In olden times, there lived a man and his wife and
   their little son in a mudwalled cabin. He used go to
   England every year and come home at Christmas and
   have a few pounds with him. This time he got
   a job from a farmer in England for two
   years and when he was paying him his
   wages he asked him which would he rather
   get his money than three good advices. "Well"
   the old man said "I would like the two
   of them but I need the money but I'll chance
   the advices" "The first advice is " never sleep
   in a house where a young girl is married
   to an old man". (2) never go to a near way
   while you have the road (3) when you are in
   a temper sit down and smoke your pipe."
   Then he gave him a loaf of bread for his
   wife and young son to have a cup of tea
   when he would go home. They he thanked his
   master and bid him good bye and set out
   for home. When he came off the boat he
   had to walk for there were no trains in
   those days. He was walking until the night
   came. He then got lodgings from a young
   girl. He was on the eve of going to bed when a
   very old man came in and asked where was

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   AT0910B: The Servant's Good Counsels

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Philomena Wynne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corsallagh, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Robert Wynne

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 55

   Address

   Corsallagh, Co. Sligo