School: Marshalstown (roll number 12741)
- Location:
- Marshalstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Macháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0893, Page 088
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One day the man of the house was going to town to buy boots for the children. He was taking all their measures before he went so that he would bring boots to fit. As he was doing so the cat put out her foot and said take my measure too. I want new boots. The man got afraid because he knew that the cat was a fairy or the devil or some other bad thing so he took her measure. He went on to town and there was a Magican or fairy man living there who was noted for his wisdom. He went to him and told him about the
cat and asked his advice. The fairy man told him to tell the cat that the boot man said said she would have to come to town to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballydaw or Davidstown, Co. Wexford
