School: Murher (B.) (roll number 13540)
- Location:
- Maigh Oirthir, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conaill
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- (continued from previous page)saying " When the pot will be boiled we will throw her into it". When she heard that she went away to the well. When she had the water taken from the well she said " God bless the angel of the well". As soon as she said that, a voice spoke out of the well saying " I am the angel of the well, and I will help you now because you want help". The woman well voice then told her that when she would go in to say that a certain fort is on fire. When she went inside the door she said that a certain fort is on fire. As soon as the women heard that they all ran out the door roaring. Then the woman threw out a fresh loaf of bread which was in the oven, and also the water in which she washed her feet, for the voice in the well had told her that they had power to let in the fairy women. After(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joe Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Liatroim Thoir, Co. Chiarraí
