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School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Kathleen Morris
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    Run Well the best runner in the world" Then Run Well got up and he could only hop and when he was gone a short distance he fell. Then when Run Well got back the man said "How I see how well you can run
    Then another day the three men were out together and they came to the king's palace and oused they saw the king and He asked them who they were and they told him Then he said, I have a job for you" and he told them to follow him The king brought them to a field and gave them a magic ball to mind and if they did not keep watching it it would jump away and if it got away they would be beheaded They promised to mind it
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0513: The Extraordinary Companions
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mullin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 11
    Informant
    Mrs Boyce
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Address
    Carrickedmond, Co. Longford