School: Mostrim (B.) (roll number 2083)

Location:
Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Richard Hyland
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  1. One St. Stephen's night long ago a man was coming home from the town and he was drunk. As he was nearing the big Bridge a lot of fairies came dancing across the road and he began to dance and followed them. They danced till they came to the forth and the fairies had a feast ready and they invited him to eat and drink. So he eat till he fell dead and he was never heard of since that.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    3. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Stephen (~402)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    M. Filan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    30
    Occupation
    Nurse