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School: Sallybank

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Drumsillagh or Sallybank (Merritt), Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0585, Page 148

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    There was once a widow who had two daughters. One of the daughters was very beautiful and was great help about the house, while the other was ugly and idle. The mother loved the ugly one best for she was her own child, and she did not like the other one for she was her stepchild and she made her do all the hard work about the house. Every day the poor girl had to sit beside a well and spin until her fingers bled. One day her spindle was so red with blood that she could not spin. So she put it into the water to wash it and as she
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    AT0480: The Spinning‑Women by the Spring. The Kind and the Unkind Girls.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Noonan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roo West, Co. Clare