by Marilyn Hirsh On a cold winter afternoon, Samuel the peddler walked down the road to a village. He passed children sliding and sledding and skating. \"The children are out of school early," he...
The Peddler of Ballaghaderreen by Ruth Sawyer
Ruth Sawyer, author and storyteller, collected many folktales in Ireland. Here is a story she heard from John Hegarty, who was a Donegal shanachie, or travelling storyteller. Ballaghaderreen, which...
