School: Na Creaga

Location:
Creggs, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Breandáin
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    She told the brother how the old woman had changed her into a cat, and that she had seen the old woman kill his brothers. She took a wand and said "Now since you have done a good turn for me, I will get you back your two horses, hounds and hawks."
    She went out to the stone and touched it with the old woman's wand, and immediately the brothers appeared. Great anger came over the old woman, when she came and saw all gone.when she knew that the beautiful lady was gone, and when she saw her wand was gone, she knew that she would never again get it, or that she would never again chance anybody. She knew that the lady would tell this man where his
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    Folktales index
    AT0303: The Twins or Blood‑Brothers
    AT0431: The House in the Wood
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Angie Kilby
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway
    Informant
    William Keaveney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creggs, Co. Galway