School: Baile an Daingin (B) (roll number 1676)

Location:
Ballindine, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus P. Ó Gríobhtha
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  1. There was once a man and his wife and they were sitting beside the fir one winter's night. At eight o clock at night a tinker woman went into the house. She asked them for the night's lodging and they gave it to her.
    When she got up in the morning she said to them that they were happy but that they had no children. She said they would not have that to say that night twelve months. There were four children born to them twelve months after that.
    Their names were Long Hands, Long Legs, Small eye and Hard Gums. They were living in Co. Mayo a half a mile away from loch Mask. One day a Gentleman was passing by the house. When he saw the four children
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    Folktales index
    AT0513A: Six Go through the Whole World
    AT0653: The Four Skillful Brothers
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Rhatigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballindine, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballindine, Co. Mayo