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Morraha

In short: Morraha wins three games of cards on the shore. The fourth sends him in search of a sword of light.

Morraha · Morraha of Irish folklore FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 52 Morraha Morraha wins three games of cards on the shore. Origin Ireland · storytelling tradition Atlas record 1895 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Morraha of Irish folklore Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Ireland · storytelling tradition

In Jacobs’s 1895 text, Morraha asks for sheep, cattle and a castle over the first three days. On the fourth, his wife tells him to stop playing. He goes anyway, and the winner demands a sword of light and news of a death. As he sets out, whose advice he follows starts to matter. His wife tells him to take the bridle at the window and wait for his mount to speak first.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1895 · Ireland · storytelling tradition
    Joseph Jacobs · More Celtic Fairy Tales · Morraha · Published collection

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