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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 154

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    The Fairy who changed straw into gold
    Once upon a time there was a very poor girl, and one day she met a fairy. The fairy told her that she would help her to to get on , and that she would help her to spin straw into gold. So the lady gathered up all the straw she could , and the fairy friend appeared to her at twelve oclock that night, and changed all the straw into gold. The fairy told her not to tell any one.The next day
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0500: The Name of the Helper
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Moloney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aharinaghbeg, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Moloney
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Aharinaghbeg, Co. Clare