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School: Baile na nGarraidhthe (roll number 13618)

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Ballygarries, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
T. Ó Tuairisc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0104, Page 125

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    she was a witch.
    Each night she stole into a caveroom allotted to her by the King and busily worked at the coats. When she had the seventh coat finished, all her flax was used.
    So full of terror she stole out of the palace and huried to a church yard which was near by. She gathered as much nettles as she could carry and hurried back to her work. Only one man saw her and that was the King's advisor. In the morning he told the King what he had seen, so the next night the King and his advisor followed her and when they saw her gathering the nettles the King groaned aloud and said that she was witch, and
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0451: The Maiden Who Seeks her Brothers
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Rourke
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Cornfield, Co. Mayo