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School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Sr. Celestine Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 182

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  2. A Moville Fairy Tale

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    Gleneely is a townland about three miles outside Moville. About sixty years ago there lived a man in this townland of Gleneely. This man was a farmer. One day he went to dig potatoes. His children went out to gather them. When the children were finished gathering the potatoes, he sent them home. Suddenly he saw a fire in the field. He went to put it out. He left his spade near a ditch. He put out the fire and returned to where he had been digging. He found his spade moved away and he saw the fire burning again. He again put out the fire and returned to find his spade again placed a distance away. This went on for nearly two hours. People said it was the wee folk who were fooling this man.
    Moira O'Donnell.
    Carrick Hse
    This story was told by: Moville.
    Mrs. Faulkner
    Carnagarve
    Moville.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Moira O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Faulkner
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagarve, Co. Donegal