School: Gearrbhaile (Garbh-dhoire?) (roll number 12110)
- Location:
- Garbally, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Giollabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 156
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- Michael Costello
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Ballynamona, Co. Galway
- Once there were two men ploughing and there was a tree in the middle of the field. One man said that he would not dig near it and the other said that he would. Then he started to dig near it and a beautiful table covered with sort of food and drink was laid before him.Then he joined the fairies. One day he was making a suit for himself and he was short of material. So he said that he would go to Galway to buy some and when he went outside the door the material was(continues on next page)
