School: Ceathrú Gabhann
- Location:
- Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brian Mac Dhuarcáin
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2.12.38There once lived in Carragolda a rich old man named Tom Howley.
One moonlight night on his way home from a dance, he saw an old woman wearing a red shawl and a pipe in her mouth sitting on a fence by the roadside.
He asked the woman why was she out so late alone. There she said to Tom "I shall not be long here because my mother is coming for me" Tom waited, and stayed there for about an hour but failed to see anyone.
Then he said to himself that he would speak to her again before he would go home.
He looked in the direction of the old woman, but to his great surprise, the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Commons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowgallda, Co. Mayo
