School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)
- Location:
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Na Mná Rialta
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 034
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- A man was in the habit of going on, adventures. One day he started on his journey at early morning. As he passed by a ruined building he heard his name called. He turned around and saw a little fairy sitting on a mushroom and the fairy said to him. "Take off your shoes." The man did so for he was getting afraid of the fairy.
When he did his feet disappeared altogether. The man got a great fright. Then the fairy told him to take off his hat. The man did so and he had a goat's head. The poor man nearly died when he saw he had no feet and a goat's head.
The fairy told him to take off his coat. When the man did so, he was immediately changed into a beautiful woman. The man wished he was at home and he when he did he was found he was in bed.
- Collector
- Alice Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs J. Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
