School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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- (continued from previous page)man went to the sea and he saw a mermaid with a wand in her hand. He liked to have the wand for himself so he stole it from her. She then followed him to the house and when she was left without her wand she got to be like a real person. The man hid the wand in a loft over the fire. The mermaid remained there and shortly afterwards they got married.
They had three children and one day the woman was cleaning the loft she got the wand wrapped in a piece of cloth, and when she touched it she immediately became a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eily Laide
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromatoor, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Laide
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Dromatoor, Co. Kerry