School: St Boden's, Culdaff
- Location:
- Culdaff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 174
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- (continued from previous page)here I will believe." John went over very "aisy" to a wee man with a long grey pointed beard and asked him to repent for what he said and asked him to repent for what he said and asked him to get leave to cut the tree and John and Michael felled it. But the fairies must have left the tree in a hurry because one of the wee men lost his beard and they forgot their dead owl which they had for their supper.
- One time an old man who lived in Larahirl had a very good cow. This cow was his only friend and he always kept it in the house at night. One night after he milked her he took her in and she looked very sick and there was nothing wrong with her when he put her out in the field that morning. She began to roar and her eyes were turning in her head and her hair stood(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Deeny
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Maggie Ruddy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Laraghirril, Co. Donegal
