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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 127

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    drawn by a miserable horse, and she carried with her the coats.
    Ten were finished and Elise was now working busily at the eleventh which was almost woven, "she is busy at her wicked spells" said the crowd, as she passed and they pressed round her to destroy her work, but at the same (day) time eleven wild swans flapping their wings flew down upon them.
    The crowd terrified ran off except one man. He caught Elise by the arm but with her free hand she immediately threw one by one the eleven coats over the swans. Instantly the swans were changed into eleven
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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