School: Eaglais
- Location:
- Burren, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: S. Ó Mongaigh
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- Once upon a time there lived an old woman who used to be up very late spinning. One night after all the rest had gone to sleep she remained at the wheel. When she had finished she looked up to the fire and saw an old woman spinning in the corner. She saw another old hag under the bed spinning. She turned around and saw another at the backdoor. She knew at once that they were fairies and that it was not right to wait up late spinning. She put out the light and went to bed. From that time forth she never waited up late spinning.
- Collector
- Pádhraic Ó Máille
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Burren, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Kate Corcoran
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Burren, Co. Mayo
- (continued from previous page)Black within and bright outside, four corners round about
(A Chimney)As round as an apple as sharp as a lance if you were in top of it, it would carry you to France.
(The Moon.)