Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 1)

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1. The Magic Needle

   

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   Long long ago there was an ould woman who lived in the vicinity of Laghaow, and she was very poor and her husband died when she was very badly off and left her with three sons and wan daughter. The daughter was the youngest and she was only ten years of age when her father died. The eldest son was now sixteen years of age and the mother soon sent him out to earn his living and work for himself as she was no longer able to keep him. So wan fine summer's day the mother gave her son her blessing and off he went lighthearted enough as all was new to him. He went on and on until he came to a cross road and there he stopped to rest and he lay down his load of old clothes that he has on his back and took something to eat. He had some oaten bread in his pocket and a bottle of milk and he ate and drank until he was full and there was some watercress there also and he ate away on it.
   When he was full he took

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   History Edit

   Date

   6 Iúil 1936

   Item type

   Lore

   Folktales index—relevant types

   AT0560: The Magic Ring

   Language

   Béarla

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Máirtín de Róiste