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School: Imleach Neachtain (roll number 11983)

Location:
Emlaghnaghtan, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Casaide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0434

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    knew what money they got for the pony and who bought him. it is said that the fairies gave him knowledge of things like that. Other people say that he had a great crop of oats one time and that he went away for about three weeks to the fairies. While he was away is oats was cut and stooked and brought into the barn. When he came back the people asked him where he had been and he (asked) said that he was with the fairies. Any crop that he ever planted was cut for him by the fairies
    Kilasbey is living yet and still has a pony He is very small and very, very thin Everybody is surprised that he is not dead because he had nobody to look after him but the fairies People
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Scanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cluid, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Michael Scanlon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Cluid, Co. Sligo