School: Scropul, Mullach (roll number 8241)

Location:
Drummin, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
M. Ó Callanáin
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    A Story.
    There did two brothers live in Carhunagry south.Their names were Mc Mahon's.They were both merchants ,one was a rich man and the other one poor.The rich man's wife had no use for the poor man's wife, Tiermana wood was very convenient ,the poor man had a black ass and car.He used go there often for firing .This day he was up in a tree cutting down fire wood .There did twenty men come riding on horses .They stopped when they came to a big rock and said "Open Sexime," so it opened and said they went in, they had the best of eatables and the best of drink.When they had eaten they came out, mounted their horses and rode away.The poor man that was up in the
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    Folktales index
    AT0676: Open Sesame
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susan Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownagry South, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    Tom Cotter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Carrownagry South, Co. an Chláir