School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 169
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- (continued from previous page)They deal in asses, and old ponies. When they go to the farmers houses they ask them to swop asses and if a farmer has a good ass they say that they will give him an old ass and some "boot" in exchange for him.
- There are two ratheens in John Elliotts field in Tonagh. The biggest of them is surrounded with bushes. The fairies go from it to the castle in Ballinacliffy [(on foot)?]. When you(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggie Rushe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Tonagh, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- John Berry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Tonagh, Co. Westmeath
