School: Cluain le Fán (roll number 12817)
- Location:
- Cloonliffen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Callaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 240
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- Once upon a time there lived a poor couple at the edge of a bog. They lived in a small cabin, some times. They had not a bit to eat. The woman was always complaining.
One morning when she got up there was a very bad fire and there was not a bit of food to be got anywhere. She looked for some tea there was not a grain to be got. She looked for [sm] some bread and there was not a crumb to be found.
Then she turned towards the fire and what did she she but a small little fairy. He was dressed in a small red coat and a small white hat. He told her he would give her three wishes. The woman was delighted and she said "I wish there was a pan of sausages cizzling on the fire" she had not the word word said when she saw the pan on sausages on the fire.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Rahard, Co. Mayo
