School: Cill Laichtín, An Caisleán Nua
- Location:
- Cill Laichtín, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Nioclás Breathnach
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- One night a man by the name of Johnny Sexton was returning from a fair in Castleisland. The night was very dark and as he had a few pints in, he decided to stop at the first house he came to. At last he came to a house which was very small, he knocked at the door and an old man with a grey beard answered his knock. He asked the old man to leave him sleep in the chair until morning. The old man told him to come in and drink a cup of tea. Johnny drank the tea and then sat down on the chair and closed his eyes. After a bit he stirred and the chair seemed to burst and he fell. He found that he was getting wet and he woke. He found that he was lying in a dike with no sign of the house.
- Many years ago there lived in an old(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Harnett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Bhearna, Co. Luimnigh