School: Teamhrán (B.) (roll number 14833)
- Location:
- Tavraun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: S. Mac Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0113, Page 132
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“In Huntsfield there is a fairy tree growing at the bottom of a hill...”
(continued from previous page)a man called Tiernan went gathering fire wood. The turf was very scarce at this time so the man cut a lot of branches off the tree.
When he was coming home he met an old woman and the man said "Good day madam." and the woman answered "You'll be sorry for what you have done," The man went home and lit a fire.
Next day he got one of the cattle dead
Where he was taking the skin off the (skin) cow he saw the marks that he left on the tree on the cow.
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“About 4 miles from this place there is a lake called Cloonaholly lake...”
About 4 miles from this place there is a lake called Cloonaholly lake.
One day a mare was seen coming out of this lake to feed in a field. The man who owned the field caught her and took her home with him. The beast worked(continues on next page) - Collector
- Willie O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Clifford
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Cloonacolly, Co. Roscommon