School: Monreagh (roll number 7143)
- Location:
- Monreagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: R. J. James
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1105, Page 111
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- One time a girl used to herd cows on the banks of a burn. Every day she took a number of little cakes with her saying there were for some children she played with when herding.
One day her people followed her and found she was playing with fairies.
Later on the girl became silly would not wash or dress herself and remained that way till she died.
- Collector
- Emily Wray
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Cassie Devenny
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 77
- Address
- Haw, Co. Donegal
- On Mr. Stevenson's farm in townland of Derrymore Parish of Taughboyne there is a field with an ash tree growing almost in centre. This field is on left hand side going up Derrymore Brae. The above mentioned tree is all that remains of a hedge of gentle bushes which a former owner of farm A Mr Thos. Baird.(continues on next page)
