School: Cill Seanaigh (B.), Inis (roll number 10517)

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   that he had a good trade learned for him.
   He put one of the eggs up in the eldest sons head and put him running up the fields. He told the second son who was able to shoot, to knock the egg off his head without stirring a rib on his head. So the second son fired at the egg and knocked it off the eldest sons head. He told the third son who was able to join things together, to go up the field and join the egg together again. The third son did as he was told, and he joined the egg together and gave it to his father. Their father were very proud that his three sons had three good trades learned off.
   One day a great serpent was coming to bring away the mans wife, The eldest son had to try to bring the mans wife from the serpent but it failed him. The second son had to fire shots at the serpent to kill him but the shots would take no effect on him. So none of them could do nothing to save the man's wife.
   They did not know where the

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   AT0653: The Four Skillful Brothers

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John Leahy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyalla, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Patrick Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Kilshanny, Co. Clare