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School: Askeaton (B.) (roll number 2039)

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Askeaton, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
D. Mac Eoin
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    There was once a man who had three sons. One day he said to them, "I have kept ye all your life and now it is time for ye to help me. I have no money and I am not able to work at all" Next day the three sons agreed to go away and look for work. So they went to cross roads. The first said he would go to the left and the second to the right and the third boy went on straight. The first came to a village and was hired to a miller. The second came to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT0563: The Table, the Ass, and the Stick
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Maun
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moig, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Gerald Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Askeaton, Co. Limerick