School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Doire Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 06_016
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- My great, great grandfather was coming home from town one night. He was coming up at a place called "Cloc Mor" in the village of Weir-Droc when he met about 50 fairies. There was a fellow fairy with a rod and he used stick the rod up under the (m) mare's belly. They asked him was he afraid at Cloc Mor because it was said it used be giving blood. He said he wasn't. They came with him a mile and a half till they came to a river without a bridge. When they came to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male
