School: Cluain Uí Chuinn (roll number 5844)
- Location:
- Cloonyquin, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0250, Page 329
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“A story comes to hand from Clonmacnoise which may be worth including.”
(continued from previous page)He came in again and made a strange request to the owner of the house.
He said "If you don't open a hole in the wall of the barn near that window and one in the wall on the opposite side you will lose all your stock."
And he repeated "You must sell your horse at once, at the next fair."
The holes were opened in the wall and never anything happened since. Even though the walls were open, Winter and Summer, no animal in the shed took bad and no losses occurred in the stock.
The stable was built on a "fairy path."
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“This woman also told a strange tale of an orchard they owned at the same farm.”
This woman also told a strange tale of an orchard they owned at the same farm.
It was kept by some "gentle folk" apparently as when lads tried to steal fruit from it they could find none on the trees. They even tied threads to the apples during the day so that they would be guided to them at night, but once(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mrs Mulleady
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Elphin, Co. Roscommon