Welsh Gyspy story The Squirrel and the Fox collected by John Sampson (XXI Gyspy Folk Tales, 1933) there is an old woman without limbs. Whether she was born that way or was disabled in later life we are not told

Hey, Suibhne -- That book just arrived in the mail, yesterday, and I read "The Squirrel and the Fox" before bed. It is, actually mentioned:

"The old woman had neither arms nor legs: thus she had been born."

It is, as you suggested, a very meaty story. I think I'll have to let it ferment in my mind for a bit, though, before I write a post about it.