School: Carrowmore (roll number 1214)
- Location:
- An Cheathrú Mhór, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Tomás Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0172, Page 397
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- A young man who had a big farm lived near the sea in a beautiful house. He wanted to get married but could get no woman to suit him. However one day as he was sitting at the window of his house when he saw a beautiful girl walking on the shore. She wore a beautiful cloak made of seaweed. After a while she took a gold comb out of her pocket and combed her long hair. The man went out and spoke to her saying "Will you be here to-morrow and she said she would. The next day he spoke again to her and asked her to marry him and she consented. After a few weeks they were married. When they were going up to the house the man asked her to leave the cloak behind her but she would not. One day when she was away from the house her husband hid the cloak in a loft. The woman came home and looked everywhere for the cloak but couldn't find it. One day when the husband was away at a fair she searched everywhere and got the cloak and when he returned she was gone. He searched everywhere but could not find his wife. He(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Henry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cluain Dearthára, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Mrs D. Henry
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Occupation
- Farmer's wife
- Address
- Cluain Dearthára, Co. Shligigh
