School: Liathdruim
- Location:
- Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0023
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“Some time ago all the men used to go out card-playing money.”
(continued from previous page)He never went out card playing from that day forth.
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“A man named Deely was coming home from one night.”
A man named Deely was coming home from one night. A black man with white eyes came out of Masonbrook gate and walked at his right side a little behind him.
Deely is a man of great courage but he didn't say anything to the fairy. They both walked as far Pewtowndaly cross-roads. Then the fairy disappeared.
Deely walked on and at his own gate he heard an awful gust of wind tearing behind him. He stood up and looked back. About a minute after a flock of dogs tore past him and ran against a gate. He thought they had it smashed. Next morning he went up and examined the gate and there was not a mark on it. (no title)
“About twenty years ago a Scottish firm was cutting timber in Dalyston wood.”
About twenty years ago a Scottish firm was cutting timber in Dalyston wood. A man named Martin Fahy was employed tracing the timber from where they were(continues on next page) - Collector
- Delia Fahy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dalystown Demesne, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Patrick Healy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Dalystown Demesne, Co. Galway