School: Ballinree, Nenagh (roll number 15560)

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   “Once upon a time there lived an old woman who was supposed to have a bag of gold.”

   

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   not to look up the chimney, but the servant looked up the chimney and got down the gold again she met the cow, she milked her and then she met the horse and she took off the fetters. Then the old woman came to the cow and said ocow omy did you see that maid of mine with the wig with the wag with the big leather bag that stole all the money I ever had, but the cow told her the wrong way. Then she met the horse and said to him ohorse omy did you see that maid of mine with the wig with the wag with the big leather bag that stole all the money I ever had but the horse told her the wrong way and the servant went home with the gold.

   

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   AT0480: The Spinning‑Women by the Spring. The Kind and the Unkind Girls.

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Guinane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Shanbally, Co. Tipperary

   Collector

   Josephine Ryan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballymackey, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Denis Flynn

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Coolderry, Co. Tipperary