School: Ceathrú Gabhann
- Location:
- Carrowgowan, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Brian Mac Dhuarcáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 185
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- There once lived an old woman in Carragolda in a small hut. Every night the fairies used to bring her away to a fort in the next village and they used to bring her home every day.
This night they brought her away and they did not come back with her and they had lights with them.
One night a man from the village was passing by the fort and he saw the old woman at the mouth of a big hole.
She told him to come in and have tea with her and he came in and had tea.
When he came in to his wife he told her about(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Commons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowgallda, Co. Mayo
