School: Louth (C.) (roll number 3252)
- Location:
- Louth, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Chasaide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 223
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- (continued from previous page)instrument. Then a little voice said "Cant you dance". He said "yes". He took one of the ladies to dance and she became taller than himself. He was out of breath dancing and the lady he was dancing with was just as merry as when he began.
He was told to come along with them. They gave him a horse and off he went with them. He was riding for an hour or more till they came to a fort. In he went with them. There was a terrible lot of doors and beautiful rooms. He was brought into a lovely room with the fairies. In a couple of minutes a beautiful tea was brought out to them. They could eat just like him. After that they began to dance and sing. Then a wee fellow told him that he could go now, and he left him outside and gave him some gold and he found himself on the fort in his own field at five o'clock the next morning.
- One night after (five) o'clock James Duffy was going over Coolcredan Lane. His mother in law was very sick. Over far there is a lone bush, when he came up towards it he heard beautiful music. He listened to hear it. Then(continues on next page)
