School: Ballinacree (B.) (roll number 13965)
- Location:
- Ballynacree, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Pádraic Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 227
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- (continued from previous page)he went in and told his Mother of what happened.
The Mother was alarmed for the moment but afterwards made up her mind to take in the coffin which the did, the coffin was no sooner in the house when the found a little noise they opened the lid and to there great surprise a nice young landy sat up said dont be afraid of me
Im not a corpse I was taken away by the fairies So she called for food and a drink which she got warmly she got a comfortable bed and in the morning early when she recovered from her fatigue she told her whole story There was a messenger sent to her father for whcih he recived cooly saying that his daughter was dead and bured the messenger related the Story as he herd it and insisted coming to see her, which he did, There was unspeakable joy and tears at the meeting and when she told her story and how, her rescue came to pass with tears of joy and sorrow in his eys her father embraced James which was accepted accordingally so next morning the whole party left for the Co Longford.
- Informant
- Patrick Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Clontyduffy (Hart), Co. Cavan
