School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)

Location:
Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Bhroin
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  1. There was once a Dane (1) and he had a boy working for him.
    One day the boy was cooking a duck for the Danes dinner. When he had it cooked he was longing for a bit so he ate the leg.
    When the Dane was eating his dinner he asked the boy "where was the other leg. The boy said she had only one leg, but the Dane persuaded him that it had two legs
    (1) Dean Swift, possibly.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT0921: The King and the Peasant's Son
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare