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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 311

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    girl came in the twilight, and walked on the top of a wall, and brought a dog with her. His father thought her a very clever girl, and he said that she would be a good wife for him. So they were married. The father and son used to work together, and were tradesmen. The King of Scotland asked them to build him a big house or castle, so they went to build it for him, and the King was a very wicked man, and he intended when they have it built to kill them, fearing they would build another for anyone else like it. The King told his wife what he intended doing, to Gobán and
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Degidon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Degidon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Moyriesk, Co. Clare