School: Ardee (Mercy Convent) (roll number 8445)
- Location:
- Baile Átha Fhirdhia, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Sr. M. Angel (Aingil)
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- Once there was a woman who was going to town. She had nobody to look after the house so she said to her eldest daughter to mind the house till she would come back warned her to let nobody into the house till she returned.Before she reached the town a wolf came knocking at the door and said "Let m in please" and the girl said "show me your paws" thats not my uncle, my uncle has cleaner paws than that" said the girl so the wolf went away very sad.Running down the road he saw a bag of flour and he dipped his paws in and taking them out he found they were white with flour. Returning back he knocked again and the girl seeing his white paws let him in.Being very frightened one of the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Moira Woods
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tigh Cillín, Co. Lú
- Informant
- Mr Woods
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tigh Cillín, Co. Lú