School: Naomh Eoin, Béal Easa (roll number 14176)
- Location:
- Foxford, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Oide sa chlochar
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- (continued from previous page)he was very worried for fear he would sleep in. About three o'clock he awoke and heard the cock crowing three times. He went to the door to see was it day light. To his surprise he saw a band of fairy horses going by and he was lifted on to one. They went for the river Moy and every horse jumped it. When Seán's horse jumped Sean uttered a mighty oath and the fairy horse disappeared. He was left standing on the other bank. He had friends in Rinnaney so he had to get some clothes off his friend Máirín Ní Debhaine to bring him home. When he came home he said never again would he stand at the door(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáitlín Ní Cholmáin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Peadar Ó Colmáin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Foxford, Co. Mayo
