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School: Shrule (roll number 7795/7796)

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Shrule, Co. Galway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0038C, Page 02_016

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    that it would get filled with salt. When the man got to Galway he bought a boat and employed a boy to help him to bring in the fish. One day the boy got a box in his father house. It was the salt box the fairies gave to his mother. He put the box swimming on the sea and it started to get filled with salt. They boy getting afraid sunk the box. The water was said to be pure water before the box was sunk and that the box is still pumping salt.
    Dinnis Seaghán Ó Teabair
    an sgéal seo do Seaghán Ó Teabair
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seaghán Ó Teadair
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Seaghán Ó Teadair
    Gender
    Male