School: Ballinakillew (roll number 8433)
- Location:
- Ballynakillew Mountain, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mary K. Nutt
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- (continued from previous page)carrying a coffin. He got in behind a fence to let them pass. As they passed he heard the man that was carrying the coffin behind grumbling and saying that it was not fair for only one man to be carrying the coffin behind while two men were carrying it in front. Then one of the men in the front said “Wee Johnny Martin from the mountain is in behind the ditch and he’ll help you to carry the coffin behind.” So they called out “come here Johnny.” He came out and helped them to carry the coffin to some graveyard near there. He then said he would be pushing for home, but the men said he would not go home yet as they were having a dance and they wanted him to visit them and see their queen.
He went with them and soon they halted at the entrance to a large hall. Before they went in they told him not to put his hand on anything inside no matter how nice(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Derrick Harron
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballynakillew Mountain, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Tom Deveney
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Laghey, Co. Donegal
