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   Long ago there was an old man living in Carrowrea, he had two sons named Martin and John. When there father died he willed all he had to his son Martin. After a while Martin put his brother out on the road and he got married to a poor girl, and they had a big family, but they were very poor. One day the man brought his cow to a fair in Ballinasloe. When he was near the town he heard a very loud noise behind him. He stood, and he saw a funeral, and the people were fighting for the corpse, because he owed money to them. So this poor man said he would give the cow to them if they let the corpse be buried, and they said they would. So he gave them the cow. He

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cecelia Finneran

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Onagh, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   M. J. Finneran

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Onagh, Co. Roscommon