School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 325
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“There was a man there once and he built a new house.”
(continued from previous page)in it he heard great noise he took notice of it and it was there every night. After about a month the man got afraid and he left it two men heard this and they had a bet. One man betted a pound that if they went into the house after twelve o'clock they would see fairies and the other man betted a pound that they would see no fairies. The two men appointed a night to go into the house. The two men left the money in another man's house. After being for a bit in the house one of the men fell asleep and the other walked away and went into the house where the money was and said he won the bet. He went away with the two pound and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joe Shanahan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Shanahan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry