School: Sráid (C.) (roll number 14370)

Location:
Strade, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Liodáin
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  1. A story 22.12.'37
    There was once a farmer who had so many acres of land. That used to keep a lot of animals. One morning he was going to a fair with some of these animals. He was about a mile or so from (from) the house. He came upon a little hillside, when he came to it he saw a coloured stone. There was a lot of fairies dancing all around it.
    There was an old woman on the hillside fathering sticks, she came upon this coloured stone also. The fairies began to talk to them but they could not understand them. At the finish, the fairies told them to move the stone. They moved it and what was under it but a pot of gold. There were twelve fairies in it. The name of the twelve fairies were named after
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Maolruaidh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Máire de Róiste
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Gurraunard, Co. Mayo