School: Ceathrú Gabhann
- Location:
- Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brian Mac Dhuarcáin
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- A Fairy Story
About a hundred years ago there lived in Toocanane a man named Michael Dunleavy. He used to go out visiting every night.
He used to say he was not afraid of ghosts or fairies but he would not go any place he heard of a ghost.
One night he was going to the fair of Claremorris to sell a horse. When he was within a mile of Kiltimagh he heard a crowd of people after a horse. They called him to help them catch the horse. He helped them to catch the horse and they went to the together. When they reachted to fair Dunleavy was in front and when he was a while there the people who were to the fair with him bought the horse from him. They went into a house and told(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Mac Domhnaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bohola, Co. Mayo
