School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)
- Location:
- Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Mrs Nora Lally
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 290
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- About one hundred and fifty years ago there lived a family of the Blakes in Vermount. Every year they gave a big dinner. They had a man named Loughnane working.
Mr. Blake told him to get the horse and cart to get five jars and put them in the cart. He also told him to be home before six o'clock in the evening, that was a long time to get from five o'clock in the morning. He told him to get two jars of wine and three jars of the best whiskey.
When he was at Monivea he met many fairy men dressed in green caps, white jackets and black knickers. They called Loughnane who said he was in a hurry.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Fahy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrownacregg East, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Martin Fahy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Carrownacregg East, Co. Galway
