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School: Ferbane (B.)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
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T. Mac Cárthaigh
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    In a field of Maher's there is a rock called the Fairy Rock. One day a tinker woman was crossing the field and the ram ran after her.
    She threw her shawl on a stone. The ram pucked it till he killed himself.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Brazil
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrica Beg, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Bill Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrica More, Co. Offaly