School: An Gleann, Graiguenamanagh
- Location:
- Glynn, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: P. Ó Flaithbheartaigh
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“Once upon a time there was a very old house...”
Once upon a time there was a very old house in Bahana, and the old house was haunted. There was an old man living about 3/4 of a mile from this old house. One night the old man went down to the old house, and when he went down, there was an old fairy in the window and she combing her hair. The old man said, "what brought you here it is not your own house you have no call to be in it, and get out as quickly as you can" Every night when the man would go down, the old fairy, was alway in the window combing her hair, and she let the comb fall, the old man picked it up and went home with it. When he went home he told his friends, he kept the comb for a while. One night they heard noise outside, and he saw the fairy outside crying for her comb. When he went in he told his friends about the fairy outside, his friends said to give it back to her with the tongs, and so he did.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Bahana, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Dan Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Bahana, Co. Carlow