School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- John Walsh and Thomas Walsh were coming from Austin McGing's with tobacco on evening at about dusk. At first they saw lights around Brennan's house in Lanmore running up around the long stone and coming down slowly again. They remained looking at the lights and while watching them they saw little men dressed in red around Brennan's house with little sticks in their hands like wands. The two lads were very much afraid. When they arrived home they would hardly talk. after a while when they came to them-selves they told there storys(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanmore, Co. Mayo
