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School: Cross (roll number 13141)

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Cross South, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mártan Ó Colmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0241, Page 130

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    would be good friends and keep her company. One day she locked up the little boy in the barn and hung down a big oven on the fire to roast the little girl. When the girl got her stooped over the oven she pushed the old woman herself in and put the lid on it. The little girl went out and released her brother.
    They dug a hole in the ground in the wood and buried the old witch. They found a big purse of money after her and they lived happily together for some time.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1121: Ogre's Wife Burned in his Own Oven
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Coleman
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 12
    Address
    Cross South, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Dominick Doohan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 70
    Address
    Cross South, Co. Roscommon