School: Dromlachan
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 615
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- (continued from previous page)of people that were long dead and that he knew well. The fairies put a great welcome before James and they all came up and said: - "Arah! James McKiernan you are welcome. We are a long time waiting for you". Dun Binne came up and he said: "Get something to eat quickly for this decent man, James McKiernan of Sunnaghmore". And all the fairies shouted, "Shure we have nothing for him to eat here" "Why wouldn't there" said Dun Binne, can't yis bring in Pat Mulligan's cow". Just as soon as the words were out of his mouth, a man came in hauling Mulligan's cow by the tail. James McKiernan was standing beside a neighbour that was dead about seven years, and he spoke to him and said, "What will I do now?" "No matter what you do, don't eat anything here anyway" said the man. So when the cow was cooked James said that he was too full and that he couldn't eat anything. They forced him high up and low down(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
