School: Leitir Mhic an Bhaird (Robertson) (roll number 15283)

Location:
Leitir Mhic an Bhaird, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Nábla Nic Amhlaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054, Page 457

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  1. There was a man named John Mc Grath who used to go around selling various things. This day when he was in the townland of Letterilley he got very tired and the first house he came to he went in and asked lodgings for the night. He just saw a woman and a red haired girl. They said certainly they would keep him. At supper time he got his supper and the woman showed him his bed. He had just got into bed and was falling a sleep when he felt the red haired girl tumbling into bed behind him. Soon after the woman got in at the stock. Here he was lying in the middle of the two. The woman fastened him down by a chain. Says she you’ll not get stirring out of here until morning.
    Morning came he got his breakfast and cleared. As he was leaving he looked back to see the appearance of the house but it had vanished. He went several times that way but the house never was to be seen again. It is understood that it was the fairie’s abode.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nábla Nic Amhlaidhé
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Dan Breslin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 70
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Pointe na Corra, Co. Donegal