School: Cromghlinn (C) (roll number 15411)
- Location:
- Crumlin, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Óbáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0082, Page 359
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“There was once a man and he had three sons.”
(continued from previous page)big fire and the two doors were opened. She had a big whistle and she said she was over all the beasts and when it struck twelve she would blow the and all the beasts would come in and lie in the floor and she would ask them where was Gáirdín na brideóg and if they knew where it was she would make them show it to him. When it struck twelve the old witch put the whistle to her lips and blew it and all them came she asked where was Gáirdín na brideóg and none of them knew where it was. The old witch said to the boy that she had another sister and she was over all the fishes and she led him to her house. The boy told her his story and when the fishes came she asked them where was Gáirdín na brideóg and none of them knew, where it was. Then that witch said she had another sister and she was over all the birds. She shown him her house. The boy went then(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáit Ní Choscraigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Laragh More, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pádraig Ó Choscraigh
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Laragh More, Co. Galway