School: Liosmheadhráin (roll number 12335)
- Location:
- Lismiraun, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Dudley J. Solan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 294
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“Long long ago..”
Long long ago everyone that would be berried in Killdan Grave yard would be taken up again by the fairies.
A girl from Greenabountry died and her father went that night with a sword and a ladder and climbed a tree beside the grave at mid-night and serpent came and went down half way the grave the man jumped down and cut him in two halfs with the sword.
Then he jumped up the tree again and fired the ladder away. The two halfs of the kept gazing at the until morning and then went away.
Afterf that the coffens were left at rest.
- Collector
- James Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lismiraun, Co. Mayo