School: Cushatrough (roll number 14986)

Location:
Cushatrough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghoilidhe
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    were two fairies getting married. They wanted him to play for then, there was a big party and they gave him wine and he knew one of the girls, she was living in the same village as him and she was dead at the time and the fairies took her away. And his wife went home and went to bed and she was expecting him home all the night and it was 5 PM when he came and he told his wife what happened.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Martin Conneely
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Claddaghduff, Co. Galway