School: Carraig Airt

Location:
Carraig Airt, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Phaidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1080, Page 177

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  1. Long ago a man was coming home from the fair. He was a wee hungry man. He was tired and he sat down to rest. It was not long until he heard someone singing "Monday Tuesday", "Monday Tuesday and Wednesday", says the wee man. "Who is that that put the bit with our song. Take him (him) in". The little men went out and took him in. The little men took the hump off him and told him to go home. When he went home he told them what had happened. There was another man there who lived in same place and there was a hump on him also. When he heard of the other man being cured he thought he would go to the same place. He heard singing. This is what they were singing. "Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday". Who is that spoiled our song? They went out and took him in. They put the hump that was on the other man on him. He had two humps on him then. He was not in a hurry back again. Not original?
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0503: The Gifts of the Little People
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