School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)
- Location:
- Carrownree, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Énrí
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- (continued from previous page)offered him a large sum of money if he would give him the bottle but the farmer would not. He then told him he would give him his whole farm and the farmer consented and gae him the magic bottle. After a while the farmer spent all the money he made on his own farm. He then again had nothing left but one cow and he started off one morning for the fair. As he was some distance he again met the little man in the same place. The little man again asked the farmer to sell him the cow and that he would give him a bottle as good as the first one. The farmer sold him the cow and went home with his new bottle. He said the same words as before but instead of the two fairies appearing two fierce men came out of the bottle with sticks and bet the farmer his wife and children, until they cried for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Mhaoláin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickbanagher, Co. Sligo
