School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)

Location:
Soran, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Wilfred O'Callaghan
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  1. Once upon a time there was a poor widow woman who lived who lived on the side of a hill. She had an only son which she could not clothe nor feed. The son made up his mind that he would go to seek his fortune.
    The next morning he went on his journey to try to seek a fortune. He travelled on a long journey and at last he came to a Kings palace and as it was raining he went into it to seek shelter.
    The Kings daughter fell in love with him and both
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Folktales index
    AT0461: Three Hairs from the Devil's Beard
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Albert Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Lee
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford