School: Na Cnocáin (roll number 13150)

Location:
Knockanes, Co. Kerry
Teachers:
Bean Uí Spealáin Máiréad Ní Laoghaire
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  1. Gobán Saor's father gave him a sheeps skin and told him to go and sell the skin And the girl that would give him the value of the skin and the skin itself that he should marry her. So Gobán went away and he met a girl who cut the wool off the skin and paid him for it and she gave back the skin again and kept the wool herself.
    Gobán came home and told his father all abou it. His father said to him "You can marry her".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mick Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Brewsterfield, Co. Kerry