School: Ballivor (roll number 9380)
- Location:
- Ballivor, Co. Meath
- Teacher: T. Ua Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 230
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- Once on a time there was a man coming home from working when he met a lot of fairies.
The fairies said to the man "We are going to kill you", he said " You are not, try a race with me," they said, "No we are going to kill you." He ran a bit of the road and disappeared and they were disappointed.
Another time the same man was coming the same road when he met the fairies again.
They said to him again, "We are going to kill you this time anyway." He said " You are not." and off he ran and disappointed them again. Te man never went that way again for fear he would meet the fairies.
- Informant
- Joseph Smyth
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Ballivor, Co. Meath
