School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 184
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- (continued from previous page)living in Streete. This night he was coming from a dance and he was drunk. When he was near his house a fairy came to him and carried him to a castle to play the pipes. When he got to the castle there was great feasting. He played all night and when he was finished they filled his pockets with gold. when he went home he took the gold out of his pockets. The next day when he went to look at the gold it was all withered leaves.
- There was once a man living in Correally and he was locally known as "Ghost Kelly". He was always afraid to travel alone at night. It happened that there was a neighbour after dying in the district. He used to go on a Ceildhe to a neighbouring house. This night the local men planned to frighten him when he would be going home. They had a man dressed up to represent the man that was after dying. When the men were(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Christy Newman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Coolnagun, Co. Westmeath
