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School: Borris (B.)

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Borris, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Loinneáin
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  1. Turning Wood into Gold

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    It is said that every Christmas Eve night an old woman goes on a sleigh from one side of the world to the other. The sleigh is pulled by dogs and it goes on the clouds. One Christmas Eve the shaft of the sleigh broke and she fell to the ground. She landed beside a carpenter's shop. The carpenter made a shaft for her sleigh.
    He watched and watched until she was out of sight then he looked at the ground and by some magic power all the chips turned into gold.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballyteigelea, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Margaret Doyle
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    97
    Address
    Ballyteigelea, Co. Carlow