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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Tráighlí

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Trá Lí, Co. Chiarraí
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An Br. Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 220

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    wept & wept like the white lady. And suddenly the white lady dissappeared and the young girl springing from her seat and before the old druid could prevent her ran to the brink of the lake & plunged into its dark water and was lost. Then the old Druid called out to the white lady "Come forth woman of sorrow & show to me that which has caused my daughters doom". And forth again into the gloom of the night came the white lady & showed him the world as she had (shown) showed it to his daughter three nights before & told him that his false gods were not the gods of men
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
        1. mná sí (~369)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerald Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Tom Kerrins
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cathair Anna, Co. Chiarraí