School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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    out the country called poor Scholars. He was able to foretel things before they came to pass expecially if he was in the house when a child would be born. He was able to read out of the stars every thing that child had to go through until it would die.
    When it was coming near time this man sent for the poor Scholars. And kept him about the house. One night this child was born and he read out of the star's what was going to happen to her at the age of twenty four.
    That she was to be put to death by a wasp. On a Sunday at twelve O' clock
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0934: The Prince and the Storm
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Rogers
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo