School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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  1. Once upon a time a man heard a cat mewing at the door. He went and opened the door and let her in.
    She waited in the house all the summer and the man fed her.
    When the Winter was coming, the man was going to buy shoes for his two children and the cat said that she had minded his children from burning themselves in the fire, and that she wanted shoes for the Winter too. The man did not know what to do when
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    Folktales index
    AT2412C: (The Cat Asks for Boots)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kate Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmacshane, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowmacshane, Co. Mayo