School: Moynalty (B.)
- Location:
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Uillford Ó Maoilmhichil
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“A long time ago a number of men were reaping corn in a field near Mullagh Lake.”
A long time ago a number of men were reaping corn in a field near Mullagh Lake.(Mullagh is on the border's of Meath and Cavan) One of the girls that was tieing the corn struck a frog with a pin. After a time a lady came up to the field and wanted the girl to go with her. When the girl refused to go the lady said "here is a keepsake" and she gave her a tie and told her to wear it. She was going to do so when an old man told her not to wear it, and she laughed at him. He told her to go over and tie it to a tree and see what would happen. She did so and after a while the tree fell into the lake. She, was glad she took the old man's advice.
- Collector
- James Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Pat Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Moynalty, Co. Meath