School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)
- Location:
- Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 116
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- (continued from previous page)I do you must dig all the garden in the morning. The soldier agreed and he became her guest. The next day he dug the garden very neatly. The job lasted all day and in the evening he was very tired and begged for the second night's lodging. The old hag said at first she would do no such thing but after a great deal of talk he agreed to chop up a load of wood for her the next day. The task was ended but not until towards night and he was very tired and he begged another night's lodging and she gave it to him. His job next day was to fetch the witch, the blue light that burnt at the bottom of the well.
Next morning she led him to the well's mouth. She tied him(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Keane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brownstown or Donnageaga, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mary Keane
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Brownstown or Donnageaga, Co. Mayo
