School: Ceathrú Gabhann
- Location:
- Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brian Mac Dhuarcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 182
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- (continued from previous page)The other boys went over to him and lifted him up. Then he told them that his leg was broken and they carried him home.
When he reached home they sent for the bone setter and when he came the boy would not let him fix his leg. Then the bone setter said that the fairies had brought him and in two days he died and was buried.
It was not the boy that died but it was some thing left by the fairies instead of him.
The boys were out one night and they saw who appeared to be the boy. They told the priest and he said a mass for the boy and they never saw him again.
- Collector
- John Commons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowgallda, Co. Mayo
