School: Coratillon

Location:
Corratillan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Michael O' Beirn
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  1. Once upon a time there (was) were two brothers. One of them was good and the other was bad. The good brother was called Righteous and the bad brother was called Unrighteous. They were riding two white horses. As they went along they were debating on which of them was the better man. Righteous swore by his horse that he was the better man.
    As they went along they met a man and he
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    Folktales index
    AT0613: The Two Travelers (Truth and Falsehood)
    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