School: Naomh Pádraig, Carn Domhnaigh (roll number 14359)

Location:
Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 66

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    Old Story Date 20-12-1938
    One time there was a middle-aged man living in Culkeeny. One day he was out herding cow's in a field. When he was in the field he saw about one hundred little fairies carting timber in little tiny carts.
    He went and told a man who was supposed to know something about fairies and he told him what he saw. The man told him that there would be a building there soon. A few week's afterwards the Culkeeny school was built.
    Willie Kelly
    Told by Hugh Toland aged 81 yrs
    Fairy Story 21-12-1938
    One halloweve night long ago a man got his wife stole away by the fairies. On the next halloweve night the husband and a neighbour-man went out and hid behind a hedge and halted till the fairies would come. At last two fairies came riding on horseback and one of them
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  2. One halloweve night long ago a man got his wife stole away by the fairies. On the next halloweve night the husband and a neighbour-man went out and hid behind a hedge and halted till the fairies would come. At last two fairies came riding on horseback and one of them
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie J. Toland
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Fanny Toland
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54