School: Ráth Araidh (roll number 9362)

Location:
Rahara, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M. Ní Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 118

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 118

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  1. There was a man in Four Roads & he had a pony and trap and a priest got him to drive him to Ballygar one day. And they going over in Highfield the priest said to him " Leave your right foot up on my right foot & look in over the wall". The man looked in & there was a big fair inside the wall & sheep & cattle & everything in it.
    (Jimmie Donnelly from Patsy Moore Funshinagh)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. There was a man going to Athlone one day with a load of oats from Grange & he met a man on the road riding a horse. The man told him to go into such a place & that he'd buy the load of oats from him & the man went into the place when he came as far as it & the load of oats was brought from him & he asked the man he met on the road riding the horse would he be
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jimmie Donnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Funshinagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patsy Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Funshinagh, Co. Roscommon