Volume: CBÉ 0221
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0221, Page 0090
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“There is another story told of a man who was always drinking.”
(continued from previous page)public house. They remained there for a long time and then the other man went home and left Tom Grady by himself in the house for the simple reason that he couldn't get him out of it.Tom stopped in the public house until he was chucked out of it, and then he was hardly able to walk. He strolled along anyhow and didn't know where he was going and he didn't care much either. He was singing away for himself merrily and didn't mind where he was going until he stumbled into a rath or fort where the fairies live. There was a big mound in the centre of the rath, and Tom sat down on it to rest himself. He fell asleep and after a few minutes he was awakened by a great noise, and looking up he saw a great crowd of little fellows all around(continues on next page)