School: Cnapach (Crappagh) (roll number 7529)
- Location:
- An Chnapach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Mrs Horan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 319
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- There once lived a fiddler in Cordoo named Pat Farmer. He was coming home from a dance one night with his fiddle-case under his arm. He had to go up Allan's Lane (Cordoo) and when he got to the middle of the Lane he met a crowd of fairies. [There is a fort at the top of this lane]
They asked him to play them a tune. "Well, the divil a tune or tune I'll play the night more", says Pat. "You must", insisted the wee folk. "Well, divil a one" says he. The first thing he found he was sitting on a little black donkey of Allan's. Off it went like the wind and never cried halt till it landed on the fort. Round & round the fort it flew with Pat on its back, holding on for dear life & screaming on the donkey to stop. But it never heeded him.
When his head was quite dizzy & he thought he wouldn't be able to remain on the donkey's back any longer(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paudeen Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- An Chorr Dhubh, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Chorr Dhubh, Co. Mhuineacháin
