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School: Tír Dhá Ghlas (Terryglass) (roll number 13436)

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Terryglass, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Seán Ó Gliasáin
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    wish ye drowned me long ago. "How is that" said they, "Because there was a fair going on when ye drowned me and I got the cattle for nothing. There is also another fair there to day to which I am going. The two brothers being so covetous ran down to the lake and jumped in and were drowned.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Creenane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 65