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1. An Old Story

   

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   There was an amadán living near Schull, long ago. His name was Seáinín. The lads of the district used be making fun of him all the time. One day a lad asked Seáinín to go to Cork for a farthing's worth of needles. Off with Seáinín in a trot. When he got as far as Skibbereen he saw the Coach starting for Cork. At that time there used be a small wheel in front and a big wheel at the back of the Coach. Seáinín would not go into the Coach, but off with him after it in a trot. "Isn't it a great wonder," said he to himself, "that the small, little front wheel is beating the big, thick hind wheel." So he kept running and shouting:- Seadh: the little wheel will win! The front wheel abú! Keep it up! Shame on you, you big hind wheel! The front wheel will win! The front wheel abú! Seáinín continued shouting like that, praising the front wheel

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Rosaleen O' Donovan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballydehob, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Ned Jones

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   88

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Shanavagh, Co. Cork