School: Mantua (roll number 2327)
- Location:
- An Móinteach, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 079
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- Shelia Harrington
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tÉadanán agus Ceann Cláir, Co. Ros Comáin
- Informant
- Patrick Mulvihill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Occupation
- Farmer
- One time Michael Shannon was going to a fair and he had it arranged with John Higgins that they would both go together. Early in the morning Michael Shannon went to John Higgins house. On his way in to the house he saw that there was light inside and the door was opened. When he went in the fire was lighted. He thought that John Higgins was out so he waited a long time but John did not come. Michael Shannon called him and where was he but still in bed. It is believed it was the fairies that had the light in the house
- There was a man going to steal a little tree which(continues on next page)
