School: Cruit Island (roll number 16069)
- Location:
- An Chruit, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1058, Page 12
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- Dún na Saighead In the olden times a land of fairies used to go down to a strand in lower Cruit, and have great nights dancing and singing.
There was a man living in Belcruit at this time and he used to play for the fairies.
One night the fairies stole a bonacht girl, but this fiddler was determined to rescue her.
When they were returning home from their night's enjoyment the fiddler took the girl with him and he made a ring round himself and the girl. When the fairies saw they could not get inside the ring they struck the girl dumb.
About a year later the fairies came again and the fiddler(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Siubhan Ní Dhochartaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Chruit, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Aodh Ó Dhochartaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
