School: Dún na Lochlannach (roll number 11987)
- Location:
- An Lios Dubh, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0025
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- Once upon a time there lived in the Racecourse a man by the name of Barrett He had one daughter. One day the fairies took the child.
First of all the child got sick, and one morning her mother took her in her arms. That morning there was a man coming to the house, as he was crossing a field, he saw a lot of beautiful people and they had the child in their arms, and they were all crying "give me the child."
The minute the man seen the child, she disappeared. From that on the child was never seen again.
- Collector
- Pauline Callanan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cúrsa an Rása, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Michael Callanan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cnoc Barúin, Co. na Gaillimhe
