School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)
- Location:
- Monadarragh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhealláin
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- Once upon a time there lived a young woman in Granard. She had two little children and they died. Then another little child was born. That night there was two men going home from card playing. When they were passing the house they saw someone handing out the baby on the window to a little woman outside.
One man went over and took the child and brought it home to his wife. The next morning the father went round telling the people about the child being dead. The man that brought home the child gave it to the father and mother. Then he put the dead child in the fire. It let out a shot and went up the chimney. It was the fairies took away the other two children.
- Informant
- Mrs Nugent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Clonwhelan, Co. Longford
- At one time there was a jolly little man named Farrell. He was a kiln man in Kilshrewley mills. He used to have to stay minding the oats at night. Every night a band of fairies used to come in. They used to be playing about and he would have to push them out of(continues on next page)
