School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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“An old woman lived in Marlask. She was wild for a smoke, she said she would say the rosary.”
(continued from previous page)no tabacco on the floor.- There was a man coming home from Glendown. When he came to (?) rock he saw on one side of the road a big fire and the fairies dancing around the blaze. They had beautiful music. There was a woman going up to the Glen. She saw four or five little fairies in red jackets playing about. One time there was a little boy and girl taking home their cows, They saw two little fairies playing on the side of the hill. There was a man going to a dance. He heard the music on the hill, He danced till he was tired. Gold
There is a small lough in a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary A. Mc Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Procklis, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Frank Mc Connell
- Gender
- Male