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School: Raheen (roll number 14117)

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Raheen, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Thomas Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 141

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    in her apron until she entered her own house. When she was about to leave, a servant took her to the road. When she had walked some distance she looked in her apron and it was full of chaff. She was so disgusted that she shook it out in the snow and some of it fell on her boots.
    The next morning she got up, dressed herself, said her prayers, and went to put on her boots. As she was about to put them on her the chaff was all turned into gold soverigns. The people she had attended the night before were fairies that lived in the Moat-of-Gory.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Kane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr Denis Kane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Courthoyle New, Co. Wexford