School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)
- Location:
- Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Módhráin
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- There was once a woman and she had three daughters. Two of them died after getting married, and the third was dead. The mother was so heartbroken that she made the third one promise her that she would give a token if she was brought in the fairies after her death. One night after she was buried her mother was in bed. The room door was opened(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Kavanagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cahernabrock, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Martin kavanagh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cahernabrock, Co. Mayo
