School: Cill Chuisigh (roll number 16296)
- Location:
- Kilcoosy, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Ó Damhnaigh
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- (continued from previous page)obtaining his release upon which he was to go home as quickly as he could. On seeing the light in his house again he fell and sprained his ankle he was carried into the house and stretched out on the floor and from that day he was lame. It is believed that the fairies were coming to carry off Paddy and his mother. They did not like the crowing of the cock much less than that of the hens. Paddy grew up a very delicate boy so, they said that the mí-ádh was left on him by the fairies.
- Collector
- Margaret Gilmartin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Boihy, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Patrick Gilmartin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boihy, Co. Leitrim