School: Áth Treasna (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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- (continued from previous page)your child have been stolen by the fairies and they have left this creature in his place. Then said the blacksmith is there anything I can do to get rid of this man
Then said the wizard go home and collect as many empty egg shells as you can find and go into your sons room. Have a pail
of water to fill the egg shells with.
The Blacksmith carried out this instructions and after he
had done it "Ha! Ha! Ha!" cried out the sick lad I am eight hundred years old and I have never seen a more silly thing. Fancy trying to carry water in egg shells. The smith waited to hear no more but off with him to the wizard. Then I was
right after all replied the old man
Your son is with the fairies under Lough Corrib. Under Lough
Corrib exclaimed the man in a horrified voice. Then I shall never see him again. We(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nóra Ní Laoghaire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Daniel O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
