School: Killeenkere
- Location:
- Killinkere, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1005, Page 007
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“My father was returning home from Kells about midnight.”
(continued from previous page)He did as he was told and found the mare grazing on the side of the road a few perches away. She seemed very fatigued and wet with sweat, and was scarcely able to walk home. He always believed that it was the fairies that caused the blast to frighten the mare away to carry the coffin for them. When he reached home he got weak and was sick for a week after.
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“In the townland of Corratinure there lived a man called Dan King.”
He did as he was told and found the mare grazing on the side of the road a few perches away. She seemed very fatigued and wet with sweat, and was scarcely able to walk home. he always believed that it was the fairies that caused the blast to frighten the mare away to carry the coffin for them. When he reached home he got weak and was sick for a week after.In the townland of Corratinure there lived a man called Dan King. One bright moonlight night he started for the fair of Oldcastle with a sack of noggins. In those days there were no clocks or watches and the night being very(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bernard Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmore, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Patrick Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Kilmore, Co. Cavan