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School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)

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Killasona, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 490

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    of clothes and wore them.
    He put the body of the dead man into a wheel barrow which he found nearby. He wheeled it to a bog hole and threw it in. Then he returned home to his native place and lived in peace and never asked to travel to any distant land.
    This story was told to Patrick Keenan, Killasonna N.S by Tommy Feeney, Killasonna, aged about 65.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    A Story
    There lived a king in Erin long ago. One day an old witch came to the door of the palace and said she "I want to see the king". "You cannot see the king now as he is out hunting" said the servant. The witch left
    (continues on next page)
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    Folktales index
    AT0313: The Girl as Helper
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Michael Dunleavy
    Gender
    Male