School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)

Location:
Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuirgheasa
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    The old people tell alot of stories about fairies.

    The old people tell alot of stories about fairies.
    They if you were out passing twelve oclock that the fairies would catch you and put you a stray.
    The people say they used to be very plenty some years ago.
    They used to say always would be around old walls and old houses.
    They say if you were out on your curt that a little lantern would appear to you and put you a stray.
    They used to say they were a lot of fairies out at that time the pucky the banshe and a gosts.
    They say if you were out the first night of November that the puchy would catch you and he would put in a lake or a hape of briars.
    They say that the night of a wake the banshe is out crying.
    If you went to steal anything a gost would catch.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Power
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughatorick North, Co. Galway