School: Ballyjamesduff Convent
- Location:
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr. Mary Theresa
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- (continued from previous page)The eldest boy was delighted on hearing this, and went for the carpenter, and they set off for the wood, and cut down a big tree, and they began to make the boat. But they did not know how to make one without oars. They worked on until dinner time, and while they were taking their meal a fairy passed by, and said "God Bless the work". Then he went on, and the men continued their work till night. They went home, and told they couldn't make the boat. Then the second eldest son said he would try the next day to make the boat. The fairy passed by the next day, and they were eating, and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rose Rudden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Stravicnabo, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Michael Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lurgananure, Co. Cavan
