School: Caladh na Feirsde (roll number 13481/2)

Location:
Callanafersy West, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Luain
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  1. Once upon a time their lived a very old man named Wat. He had three or four children. One night he was sitting around the fire with them and was saying that he should bring one of them a pair of shoes. The cat was listening too and she said to him "What about me, Wat?" "O", says he, I'll bring you a pair of shoes too, but I must get a pair for my children first". He went to town the next day for the shoes for his children and he told the man of the hounds about the cat and to meet him at a certain
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    Folktales index
    AT2412C: (The Cat Asks for Boots)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Stephens
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilderry North, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Robert Stephens
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilderry North, Co. Kerry