School: Mercy Convent, Belturbet

Location:
Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 101

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  1. There was once an old cobbler who used to work for a few days until he had a pair of shoes made. When he sold the shoes and got the money he used to sit idle until he had all the money spent.
    One evening he went to a house where the people were telling stories about the fairies. They said if you went out at midnight that you would find a fairy under a mushroom. If you catch it you must not look behind you because it would run away before you turned back.
    That night the old cobbler went out into a rath
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Kathleen Mc Govern