School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)
- Location:
- Carran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 21_030
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- There was once a man and his name was Séan. He had one daughter and she had a wart at the back of her head and Seán was very troubled. One night he went to an old church-yard and he met a little fairy man, and he told him to come with him to races that was going to be that night, and Seán said he would go and he went. The fairy told him if he won the race he would give him a crock of gold and any wish he wanted(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máirín Ní Breathnach
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crughwill, Co. Clare
