School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 01_016
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- Fairy and cakeThere lived in Creggandarragh a young lad who was herding cows one morning. He saw a little man dressed in red coming towards him with a cake under his arm.
The young lad asked him where he was going and the little man said "On that way". He then asked him where did he come from and the little man said "From on that way". The little red lad asked him would he take a bit of the cake but the little lad said he would not. So the little red man went away.
The next day the lad heard that the cake was got(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs A. Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
