School: Cruimghlinn (roll number 15967)

Location:
Cromghlinn, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conchobhair
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    the coach man will call for you, two hours from now and I'll keep you for my servant and I'll have to say, I have the cleverest servant in the world.”
    Sometime after that the landlord got bad he said to his servant “I'll give you all my estate”
    He asked her then if she would marry the coach-man and she said she would. He asked the coach man if he would marry her and he said he would. They both got married, and between the landlord and the jew they are living happily together.
    I got this story from my Grand-father.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0875: The Clever Peasant Girl
    AT1539: Cleverness and Gullibility
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Grimes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cromghlinn, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Mr Pat Moran
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Ros Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo