School: Baile Mhic Dáibhid (Ballydevitte) (roll number 3854)
- Location:
- Ballydevitt Beg, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac an Luain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 320
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- (continued from previous page)Once upon a time there was a woman living in the Bruckless with her daughter. She was a witch. Every day she used to go to the fishermen and ask them for a fish for her dinner and every day they used to give her one. One day she went to them for a fish and they refused to give her one. They said we are giving out fish for many years free and we will give you no more. She said “if you dont give me any more fish you shall suffer severely for it. One night when they were out fishing the witch filled a tub with water and put a little wooden dish floating on it and she went outside and worked her magic wand. She told her daughter to stay in the house and watch the water. She came in once and said to the daughter did the water begin to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Charly Kennedy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Donegal, Co. Donegal
