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School: Tibohine (roll number 15544)

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Úna Ní Thiomáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0243, Page 193

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    Long ago when the Danes were in Ireland one of them used to sleep in each house of the Irish. The Irish got up one night and killed them all but one man and his two sons who begged them to leave him alive but kill his two sons. He told the Irish people that if they left him he would tell them how to make wine. The Danes would tell nobody the secret because they used to sell it to the people in other countries and get a good price for it. Then they killed the two sons. He then said "ye can kill myself now." He was afraid his sons would tell the Irish, so he was satisfied to give his life rather than tell the secret.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Vikings (~42)
          1. Viking beer (~26)
    Folktales index
    AT2412E: (Danish Heather Beer.)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Callaghan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    84
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon