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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 334

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  1. An Old Story and Old Irish Tales (continued)

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    Gobán Saor was away, he left the boy to build a wall. The boy couldn't build the wall straight.
    He told the trouble to his wife and she made a line of flax and put it on the wall. This was the first line ever put on a wall. The boy built the wall straight then.
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    One time a great lord who lived in England told the Gobán Saor to build a castle for him. The Gobán Saor built a lovely castle for him. One thing was needed to finish it. This thing was in the bottom of a chest in the Gobán Saor's house. The English lord was afraid to let the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corratillan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr J. Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corratillan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs P. Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corratillan, Co. Cavan