School: Athboy (B.)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Domhnalláin
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- (continued from previous page)he could because he would show you where to get a crock of gold and when you see a fairy keep your eyes on him. So Jim made up his mind to go and look for the fairies.
Next night Jim went out to the hills about twelve o clock and the moon was shining bright. Jim listened for a few seconds; he heard a ticking noise like that of an old watch. He went quietly to the side of the hill and there he saw a fairy mending shoes. He crept up to the fairy's back not making a sound and caught the fairy around the neck. The fairy told him to look behind and Jim was just going to look around when he thought of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Mc Clorey
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Dan Mc Clorey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Athboy, Co. Meath
