School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Ruis

Location:
Cill Rois, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
An tSiúr Pól
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0630, Page 064

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0630, Page 064

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  3. XML “Travelling Folk”
  4. XML “The Leprechaun and Mermaid”

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    interesting stories. The old people remember some gipsies who took three nights to tell a story. All the neighbours gather round to hear them. They sell things made from tin also combs and other small articles like that. They also tell the people's fortune for a certain amount of money. They get this power by selling their souls to the devil.
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  2. A man once caught a mermaid. He saw her combing her hair. So he caught her and took off her shawl. He got married to her and had 6 children. He
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
        1. leipreacháin (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Behan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cill Rois, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    Mrs Mescall
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cill Rois, Co. an Chláir