School: Mostrim (B.) (roll number 2083)
- Location:
- Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Richard Hyland
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“One morning she was working busily when a little woman came to the door...”
Mr J. Burns, Main Street, Edgeworthstown, aged 70, told me a story about his Aunt Mary Bloomer, who lived in Cullyvore Edgeworthstown.
One morning she was working busily, when a little woman came to the door, and asked for a piece bread, but his aunt told her to be off because she had nothing for her. The little answered angrily "You have for I pass through this house every night". His aunt being quite frightened gave her a grain of oat-meal, the little woman thanked her. Just then before she went she told her for to sweep the floor clean every night and leave a can of spring water on the table and she would get a crown piece on the floor every morning. But she went around telling everybody.
- Collector
- Nellie Bloomer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bracklon, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr J. Burns
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford