School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 185
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“The old people have no stories about Oisín. The Fianna did not come down by this part.”
(continued from previous page)long and at last he told her about the fairy. Next night he went to ask for the money the fairy told him to clear. He went home ad told his wife, so next morning the two started with picks and crowbars and with their horse landed at the place, and picking up the place it came on to night but nothing did they find. Just when they were leaving for home out jumped a white horse, and they looked about for their own horse but could not find it. The two mounted the white horse, away went the horse across bogs and glens and never stopped until next morning he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brian Harkin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymore Lower, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- James Harkin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Ballymore Lower, Co. Donegal