School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S. Ó Mongaigh
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  1. One night a boy was coming home from cardplaying He met a coffin with three fairies under it. They asked him why he was out late. The boy said that he was cardplaying. "We are short of a man and go under this coffin" they said. The boy went under the coffin and they kept going all night. They came to a stream and it was then nearly day-light. They left down the coffin beside the stream. They told the boy to go home.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Mháille
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Burren, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Celia Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50