School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)
- Location:
- Drumandoora, Co. Clare
- Teachers: Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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- 10 th March 1938
Folklore
In olden times the Irish people had a great beliefe in fairies on land and water.
Fairies on water were known as mermaids. They lived in the parish of Bodyke in olden times a woman named Peter Tadg Wee and it is supposed that after her death she used to be seen in a small lake in that parish every New Year's morning the same as when she living. Bridie Woods Faha
Storyteller John Woods Faha
Mermaids- Collector
- Bridie Woods
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fahy, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Woods
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fahy, Co. Clare