School: Grangemocler (C.) Carrick-on-Suir (roll number 7596)
- Location:
- Grangemockler, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mrs Brigid Feehan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 120
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- Some years ago a man named Mick Ryan from Poulmaleen was driving in the cows one evening and he saw a good many fairies in the field. When he was milking one of the cows he spilled a sip of milk and he did the same for a couple of evenings so one evening the man of the house came out and said If you dont milk the cows right every other time I will have to sack you. Then he spilled no milk that evening and the cow kicked the bucket of milk and spilled all the milk and the servant boy said that milk is for the fairies and if I spilled the little sip of milk the cow would not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Cooney
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Cooney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Ardbane, Co. Tipperary
