School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)
- Location:
- Éadan an Charnáin Theas, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Staráid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1081, Page 251
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An Old Story
“There was a man named David Patchell who used to live in Killyclug about seventy years ago. One day as he was going to his work a little man with a red coat came to him and told him to remove his byres because the water of the byre was running down on him”
There was a man named David Patchell who used to live in Killyclug about seventy years ago.One day as he was going to his work a little man with a red coat came to him and told him to remove his byres because the water of the byre was running down on him. David Patchell told him he had not enough money to build new ones. But the little man told him he would have plenty of money. But David did not build new byres. Then his cows started to die and at last he did build new byres and from that day no more of his cows died and he was able to buy more cows.This house now belongs to Mr. Samuel Robb but it is still known as Patchell's house. On long winter nights when we all gather around the fire this story is still brought to mind. Some children would not go near that house after dark because they think the fairies are still there.
- Collector
- Harry Kelso
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Chloig, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Nathaniel Mc Nair
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Cill Chloig, Co. Dhún na nGall