School: Killyon (roll number 7120)
- Location:
- Killyon, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Fithceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 315
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- (continued from previous page)boys were playing around the moat when one of them got tired and he went up to the top of the moat to rest. He was not long sitting when he heard some singing. He listened for a while and he heard them sing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday several times. Then he added Thursday, Friday, Saturday. When the fairy Queen heard the addition to their song, she sent up a messenger to see who was adding to their song. The messenger went back and said it is a small boy with a hump on his back. Then the Queen ordered him a purse of gold and he was to send her down his hump. The servant did as she was told and the boy sent down his hump very willingly. Then, he went away full of joy. When his brother saw him he asked him where was his hump and he told him how he lost it. Then(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Gilsenan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Molerick, Co. Meath
