School: Castlegannon, Mullinavat (roll number 13028)

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1. Big Phelaley and Little Phelaley (continued)

   

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   night, so he killed his mother. Then he told the doctor's but the doctors got him arrested and he was put to jail for year's. The day he was left out he came along to little Phelaley's house he came in and caught little Phelaley by the shoulder and put him into a bag and carried him off to drown him in a big pit. It was a very warm day and he was very tired and swetting he went into a public house to get a bottle of rum, he left little Phelaley at the corner of the public house little Phelaley was singing all the time and an old drover came a long driving a bunch of cattle and he said to little Phelaley what are you singing for. Oh said little Phelaley I am going to heaven in the bag. Oh for Gods sake come out and let me in. Oh I wont said little Phelaley. Oh do said the drover my feet are sore walking. All right I will said little Phelaley. So the drover opened the bag and little Phelaley got out and the drover got in and little Phelaley tied the bag again. Then the drover told him where he was to go with the cattle. Little Phelaley told the drover not to make any noise and he would drive the cattle. Little Phelaley drove the cattle home to his own place, and

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   AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Elizabeth Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kiltorcan, Co. Kilkenny