School: Garracloon (roll number 6852)
- Location:
- Garrycloonagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: James J. Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 74
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- (continued from previous page)have to go again to the fair. The next morning he was up at two o'clock and he brought the third cow to the fair.
When he was passing by the fort the fairy came out and asked him what he wanted for the cow. The man said he wanted a botle. The fairy gave him the bottle and then asked what he did with the other two bottles. The man said the king took them. The fairy told the man to come with him and they did not stop till they reached the palace. The fairy asked the king for the two bottles he took. Then the two little men came out of th bottle and started to beat th eking. The king said he would give anyhing if the fairy would stop them. Then the fairy stopped them. He said the king would have to give four hundred pounds to the man for taking the two bottles. Then they returned home and the man and his wife lived happily after that.
- Collector
- James Hennigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Ginty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo
