School: Shannow

Location:
Shannow Wood, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
B. Ó Ciaráin
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    here and I'll fo to hire" (Barney)
    Barney started out and walked for three days out and walked for three days and three nights and travelled into the same country as his brother, and met the same amn. The man told him he wanted a work boy. He hired on the same terms as his brother. They (st) went to the house and Barney got a good supper and went to bed. Next morning the master told Barney to thresh the corn that was in the farm, and when he would be finished to come up for his breakfast.
    Barney went down and began to thresh and he filled up bags of corn and sent them to town with a boy and told him to bring home some provisions. Barney got the provisions and he cooked a good breakfast eat his dinner also when it was time
    In the evening the master
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT1000: Bargain Not to Become Angry
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Redhills, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Philip Mc Donald
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Mullanavarnoge, Co. Cavan