School: Cill Seanaigh (C.), Inis (roll number 10518)

Location:
Kilshanny, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Mhic Consaidín
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  1. Once upon a time there lived a man who had no family. He was not long married when a bought a cot. One day he let a spark into it. His wife said if there were a child in it, it would be burned. You are cracked said her husband. "I must go and if I can get three like you". He went on his journey and as he was coming near Ennistymon he saw a woman drawing water in a scuttle. He asked why she would not draw it in a bucket. He went on until he met a woman trying to drive a cow up on a house until she had the cow nearly killed. He told her to leave the cow alone or that she would kill her. She said she wanted to put the cow up on the house that there was grand fresh grass up there. He asked why did she not thatch
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT1210: The Cow is Taken to the Roof to Graze
    AT1384: The Husband Hunts Three Persons as Stupid as his Wife
    AT1450: Clever Elsie
    AT1540: The Student from Paradise (Paris)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Agnes Lacey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownahooan West, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Lacey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrownahooan West, Co. Clare