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   Long ago when the Danes were in Ireland one of them used to sleep in each house of the Irish. The Irish got up one night and killed them all but one man and his two sons who begged them to leave him alive but kill his two sons. He told the Irish people that if they left him he would tell them how to make wine. The Danes would tell nobody the secret because they used to sell it to the people in other countries and get a good price for it. Then they killed the two sons. He then said "ye can kill myself now." He was afraid his sons would tell the Irish, so he was satisfied to give his life rather than tell the secret.

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   Folktales index

   AT2412E: (Danish Heather Beer.)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maureen Callaghan

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Bridget Callaghan

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   84

   Occupation

   Farmer's wife

   Address

   Cloonfad, Co. Ros Comáin