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School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)

Location:
Soran, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Wilfred O'Callaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 187

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    to school the next day and he learned to say "for the want of money". The third fellow went the next day and he learned to say "alright".
    After that the three of them started out to seek their fortune and on their way down the road from the house they saw a dead lying on it. They stood looking at him for some time, and after this two guards came up to them and they asked who killed the man and the first fellow said "we three". The guards said "Why did
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1697: “We Three; For Money.”
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Lee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Soran, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Brigid Reilly
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Derreenavoggy, Co. Longford