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School: Coore (Cora), Mullach (roll number 10191)

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Coor West, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Midheach
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    “There was a man there long ago and long ago it was. Himself and his wife and his son lived together.”

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    to do its duty and the same thing happened every time They sold the dishes at the market and they got hundreds of pounds for them. And before long they got very rich. The landlord noticed that Michael was getting rich and he wanted to know where he go the money. So Michael told him the story and the landlord asked him for the bottle. Michael gave it to him. The landlord said that he need not pay the rent anymore. That he would give him the land free for the bottle. When Michael had the bottle given to the landlord he got as poor as he was before he ever got the bottle. One day Michael was going to the fair again and he met the little man. He told him the story about giving the bottle to the landlord The little man said he would give him another bottle and to to do same as he had done before. When he went home his wife did the same as she had done before and to his great surprise what, came out but to men with sticks in their hands. The men struck Michael and his wife and son. They did not know what to do. Michael made up his mind to exchange the bottles with the landlord. One night the landlord had a great party and Michael said he would go for the bottle. He went and asked for the landlord, who came out to him. Michael told him he had a better bottle and he would give it to him instead of the first one. The landlord said "all-right. She he told the bottle to do
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0563: The Table, the Ass, and the Stick
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Catherine Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonlaheen West, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonlaheen West, Co. Clare