School: Carrowmore
- Location:
- An Cheathrú Mhór, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Seoirse Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 356
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- (continued from previous page)says the wee man "if ever you'll see me again". The fairies of Ireland and the fairies of Scotland are going to fight on a certain night and if we win you'll see me again but if the fairies of Scotland win then we will be all killed and you'll never see me again. "And how am I to know who'll win" says the poor man. Come to this well on a certain night says the wee man and if the well is clear we won and if the fairies of Scotland won the well will be muddy". The poor man went to the well on the appointed night and the well was as muddy as if all the ducks in the country were muddling in it. So then the poor man knew that the fairies of Scotland won and killed all the fairies of Ireland and there are no fairies in Ireland now.
- Informant
- Owen Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Cúil Dabhcha, Co. Dhún na nGall
