School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)
- Location:
- Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 343
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- There was a woman in the village of Carrowbeg long ago to whom the fairies used to come for loans, asking her for meal, money and anything they wanted. One day they came in and she refused them a loan and they told her she would lose twice as much. That day her horse broke his leg at her own door.
- Once upon a time a man had(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hugh Mac Gettigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Michael Lafferty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 87
- Address
- Carrowblagh or Leckemy, Co. Donegal
