School: Clochar na Trocaire

Location:
Tuam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
an tSiúr M. Oilibhéir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0182

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0182

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  1. Long ago there were two boys outside a little mill when they saw the "Bean Sidhe" combing her hair and crying. They started firing stones at her and followed them. She got a baisin of water and fired it after them it hit a tree outside a house and people said that not one leaf grew on it since.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vera Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tuam, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Grath
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tuam, Co. Galway