School: St Mary's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 375
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- (continued from previous page)Now and again as he wandered about he believed he could hear what seemed to be the chatting of a few people.
When he stood to listen to could no longer hear anything.
At last at the end of an hour what appeared to be a mist was lifted and the man was able to walk through the gap which led to his own home. He certainly believed that he was led astray by the fairies.
When this man went home he told the people of the house, and they all became afraid and said that they would never cross to that house again.
- Collector
- Maisie Grant
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Maggie Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal
