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   went into it. There was holes in it and he could see into the kitchen.
   About 12 o'clock in the night there came a man into the house to the old woman. And he had some tea and sugar and a wee loaf and a bottle of whiskey. The woman made tea and they eat and drank for a long time. Then when they were finished, The woman left past the bread and the tea and sugar and the whiskey. When she had all left past, The came a rattle to the door. The woman ran and put out the lamp and the man with the red beard run in under the bed.
   The door opened and who came in but the man of the house, And he asked the woman, "did you keep a man I sent to you. The woman said "no I did not, I will keep no man that comes here. Then she started to scold the woman for not keeping the man. When he was scolding a while, The man that he

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   AT1360B: Flight of the Woman and her Lover from the Stable

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Winnie Gallagher

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Eddie Dogharty

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Na Bruíonacha, Co. Dhún na nGall