School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór

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Knocknagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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    There was a man who had five daughters...

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    alright. So they were married and as they were coming home they saw a hare in a field. The farmer's hound was with him and he ran after the hare. The farmer whistled at him but he did not obey. In a little while he returned with a hare in his mouth. The man then pulled a revolver out of his pocket and shot the hound dead. She asked him why he did it and he said "Why did'nt he come back when I whistled at him". As they were passing a high fence he directed the horse who was very old towards it to jump it. The horse failed, the farmer got his revolver and shot him. He made his wife bring home the "cúlóg". When the bride went to bed, he told his mother to give her potatoes and milk and to fry meat for the servants in such a way that the bride would smell it. The same
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    Folktales index
    AT0901: Taming of the Shrew
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Cróinín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Scrahan, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Seán Ó Conaill
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80