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School: Gowran (C.)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
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Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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  1. An Old Story - The Gobán Saor

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    There lived once upon a time a man named the Goban Saor. He lived in a nice little cottage with his son & his son's wife. The Goban Saor was very handy & he built palaces & nice houses. This time he was aked to build a Kings Palace for the King of Scotland. He went over & took with him his tools & also his son.
    The King went to look at it when it was nearly finished, he told the Goban Saor he would not pay him but he'd put both
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Cass
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodquarter, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Kinsella
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny