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School: Killmallock Convent School

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Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Dimpna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 290

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  1. A Tale of the Sí Gaoithe (continued)

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    "Sídhe Gaoithe" Cont..
    the juice on to a piece of linen, and bind the leg with it. You won't be sorry". The woman bent at once to gather the herbs and her heart was singing in her body. Then she thought she'd like to see the old man's face (she was too shy to look at him in the house) so she looked up from her picking. But he had vanished!
    She went home and there was the penny lying on the doorstep. She applied the juice to the poor leg and in no time it was as well as ever. Sure there's a a good kick in it yet! But only for the old man's cure, the kick's poor Finn got from the fairy horses hoofs (rided) riding in the "Sidhe Gaoithe" would have left hum a cripple for life.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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