School: Tunnyfoyle
- Location:
- Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 305
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The river runs through a bog and there was no flag there when they were leaving. They said to one another that they would break it up. Just then a small red-haired man appeared and said "Leave well enough alone" and then disappeared. The men did not interfere with the stone.
- More than fifty years ago there was an old man named Andrew Plunkett a neighbour of mine he was going from card-play about twelve o' clock one night and he heard a strange noise as if chains were rattling. He was not a cowardly man still he was afraid.
My grandmother was up very early next morning and went out to see if the cattle were alright.
She came in and said there was a(continues on next page) - Collector
- Phil Joe Traynor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ledonigan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Thomas Traynor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ledonigan, Co. Cavan
