School: Órán Mór (B) (roll number 4506)

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   “There was a woman once and she had three daughters.”

   

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   next thing that she met was a cow and the cow said milk me and she did and the next thing she met was a horse and the horse said scratch me and she did. She went on until she met a mill and the mill said twist me and she did and she hid behind it. When the woman came home the bag of gold was gone and she went after the girl and she met the sheep and she said "sheep of mine sheep of mine did you see that maid of mine with the wig and the wag and the long leather bag that stole all the money I had. No said the sheep and the cow said the same thing and the horse and the mill. The girl went home to her mother and they lived happy ever after with the bag of gold.

   

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   “Once a man was walking the road and he had a long journey to go.”

   

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   Once a man was walking the road and he had a long journey to go. He was going along and he met a tramp. They were walking along and they were talking about everything. The tramp asked the other man "which is the best" a lie or the truth. The man said the truth was the best. No said the tramp I got more out of the lie. No said the man the truth is the best. Well said the tramp we won't argue any more but the first person we meet on the road we will ask him and what ever he says will be law and whoever wins will pluck the

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   AT0613: The Two Travelers (Truth and Falsehood)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seán de Burca

   Address

   Gleann an Scáil, Co. na Gaillimhe

   Informant

   Pat Costello

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gleann an Scáil, Co. na Gaillimhe