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School: Ráth na Loch (B.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 16999)

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Ranalough, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 045

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    and Jack frightened him. The master thought it was the devil and ran back into his room leaving the door open. Jack went into the room and got the bag of gold and gave it to his master in the morning.
    One day a man had a cow. Jack's master said he would give him five pounds but to steal the cow.
    Jack had a new pair of boots. He took off one of them and put it on the road before the man. He ran about 100 yrds and took off the other boot and left it there. The man said to himself I will have a fine pair of boots." He tied the cow and went back for the boots. Jack carried the cow and got the five pounds.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1525: The Master Thief
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Hugh Fleming
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Dromultan, Co. Kerry