School: Cúige na Mainseár
- Location:
- Quignamanger, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Antoine Mac Amhaghladha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 186
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“Once upon a time there lived a old man and a woman in a little cottage in Farrmorgan.”
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"Well," said the girls "leave her alone because that is her way"
When they had enough danced, they bid the woman goodbye and they said they were very thankful for having the house clean. Then the woman got up and looked out the window but the woman could not see the girls. Her husband came in, and she I asked him did he meet any girls and he said he did not.
"Well," said the woman, "I had four lovely girls here and they were just after going out."
"The next morning the woman got up. She cleaned the house and dressed the bed and and when she was dressing it she found a half-(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora O Boyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Quignalegan, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Michael O Boyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Quignalegan, Co. Mayo