School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)

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   rolled and the lightening flashed and the door was opened with a bang and in came two strange women with red caps on their heads and stout in their hands. They rushed at the man and beat him till he was nearly dead. Now kneel down and ask her pardon and if you will beat her any more we will kill you. So the man went away and troubled his wife no more. Then the child sat up in the cradle. "Now mother" said he "Ill tell you what to do. There is a holy well near this place that you have never seen before but you will know it by the bunch of green rushes that grow near it." Go there and and stoop down and cry three times and an old woman will come up". So she went away and done what he bade her. The woman came up out of the

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridgid O' Connor

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baile Thancaird, Co. Chorcaí

   Informant

   Mr Michael Grady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Baile Sheonac, Co. Chorcaí