School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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    left to him to mend. He said to his wife that he would not mend them until the next day. But the next morning when he got up all the shoes were mended. He wondered what mended them.
    The next night he said he would wait up to watch. He waited up and at twelve o'clock two small men came in and they mended the shoes.
    The two little men said that they would make him a rich man.
    When they were going it was raining and the man said he would give them his coat. When he gave it to them they thanked him and said
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female