School: Urbal (roll number 13874)
- Location:
- Urbal, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Gerald Kelliher
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 471
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- (continued from previous page)The Stephen was released and got his way home. It was believed that if his sister had opened the door in response to the knock Stephen would have been carried off by the fairies.
- About 50 years ago, Anne Creamer, Greaghnafarna, Dowra(now in America) was coming from school. She met, as she thought, her schoolmaster. He accompanied her to her house. She asked him to come in but he declined the offer. He said he would go down to her father who was mowing a meadow near the house.(continues on next page)
- Her father came in to the house a few minutes afterwards and she asked him where was the master? He got enraged and asked what master was she speaking about. He said he saw nobody. After sunset the girl (Anne) could not leave the house as the spirit used to accompany her.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francis Rynn
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Owen Rynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Greaghnafarna, Co. Leitrim
