Once upon a time there was a man who had three sons.
When the eldest of them was twenty-one his father thought it was time for him to go and seek his fortune, so he gave him a hound a hawk and a filly and his blessing and he set off on his way. He travelled along for a week and a day till he came to a rich farmer's house.
INFORMANT: Tom Adams, Age 47, Prison North, Co. Mayo
The little man said that the Lord had commanded him not to leave the river until that branch would blossom.
INFORMANT: Mary McDonnell, Age 77, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo
Read MoreGlug and Grug were two giants who lived in Ireland.
Glug was as tall as a flag pole and he had an eye in the back of his head. Grug was not as tall as Glug but he was as wide as a hay stack. INFORMANT: Tom Adams, Age 47, Prison North, Co. Mayo
There was once a school master going round teaching night school. He was very fond of playing cards. One night he was going home late and he met two men. ..
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