School: An Mhainistir, Cloch na Rón
- Location:
- Cloch na Rón, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Ambrós Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0007, Page 082
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- (continued from previous page)as he could and when he came to the door he knocked and was let in by his wife who was after getting out of bed.
She went back to bed again and he went back also. He was so frightened that he went into bed without taking off his shoes or clothes. His wife asked him what was wrong with him but he did not pretend anything.
They were not long in bed when a knock came to the door. His wife was getting out of bed to see who was it, but the man said that himself would go.
He knew it was the fairy dog and he went to the door and said "In the name of God leave this house and let me never see you again.
The dog departed and he was never seen after that. The man did not get out of bed for three months after that he got so much of a fright.
- Collector
- Joseph King
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas King
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cloch na Rón, Co. na Gaillimhe
