School: Cromadh (B.)
- Location:
- Croom, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0507, Page 077
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- (continued from previous page)the right corner". "Tongs, open the door", said they, and the tongs said. "I can't, I'm at the right side of the fire". Then they said. "Cake of bread, open the door", and the cake of bread said. "I can't, there's a bit gone off o' me". They called on the feet water to open the door, but the feet water said. "I can't, I'm under your feet". Then they called on her wheel to open the door, but it said. "I can't, there is no thread on me".Then they shouted in at her and said. "Tis well for you we can't go into you or you'd pay for it". The woman thought the house was down on her with furl (Whirl) wind, and the chairs rattling around her, and then they were gone.(Luke Hederman, collected by Maire O'Neill)
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- Collector
- Máire O Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Luke Hederman
- Gender
- Male
