School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)
- Location:
- Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Dubhlaine
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- (continued from previous page)her father married again. Then there was another young daughter born for the second wife and the two little girls grew up together very fond of one another. The daughter that was after the first wife grew up to be a lovely girl and the second wife's was very nice in her manner but she was not handsome. The step mother hated the step daughter for she was handsomer than her own daughter. She was thinking in her own mind what way would she do away with her step daughter. Then in the finish she went to a witch to know what way would she do away with her step daughter. The witch told her to send her to a well for a bottle of water fasting and that she would never return. Then her step sister heard the plan and made her eat a bit of bread before she went for the bottle of water. About two hours later she returned with the bottle of water and her step mother was going mad when she saw her coming. Then she went off the witch to know why did she come back from the well. Then the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick O' Dowd
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs O' Donnell
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary
