School: Ballynacargy (B.) (roll number 1731)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: E. Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 450
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- There is a man named John Mullally whose house is built on a fairy pass. One night when he was in bed thongis which were in the fireplace got out on the floor and danced the grandist hornpipe ever was heard.
The next minute a large number of fairies came suddenly into the room where John was.
They had fiddles and in whistles and they bagan to play them. They pulled John out of the bed and made him dance in his shirt.
When he got up next morning he found he had no shirt on him at all.
- Collector
- John Gaynor
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- C. Gaynor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 37
- Address
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
