School: Kilfinny, Áth Dara (roll number 9318)

Location:
Kilfinny, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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  1. Story - The Village parson. 22.6.38
    There once lived a rich widow in a village in Co. Clare. She had two sons, one a clever fellow and the other a fool. There also lived in the same village a parson, who was a widower and he was paying particular attention to the rich widow. He used come to her house every evening and her sons meals were beginning to be neglected. The clever son planned to kill the parson. This he did one evening when his mother was out and he got his brother, the fool to make a hole in the haggard and bury him.
    The parson also had a son. He offered a hundred pounds reward to anyone who would give any information about his father. One day he met
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    Folktales index
    AT1600: The Fool as Murderer
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Seán Ó Artagáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Kiltenan North, Co. Limerick