School: Carraig Árd (roll number 15735)
- Location:
- Carrickard, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Máire Ní Tháilliúir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0181, Page 338
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- One night when a woman was coming home from a dance, she had to cross a hill on the way. She fell into a sandpit, when she got up she did not know where she was, so she started going back the way she came. She was travelling all the night long, till she saw a light.
She found out that it was a house, a man came out and invited her in. But she would not go. He brought out a lamp and went home with her. After many falls into bog holes and pits, she was all scratched and torn.
When the got home, she was very glad, and she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- George Reidy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Andresna, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr Mc Master
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Cuilnagleragh, Co. Sligo
