School: An Mhainistir, Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 14770)
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Bráthair Eoghan
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- Once upon a time there lived three young men who were brothers. The two oldest of them got sick and died and the youngest brother was left alone. About a year after when he was feeding cattle they appeared to him and they asked him would he help them to do a certain thing. He knew who they were and he said he would. Then they told him that there was a beautiful lady after being married and they wanted to get her and that they could not get her without him being with them. Then he said he would go with them and do whatever they asked him. They told him to follow them and they went to a big house. When they went as far as the gate they told him that(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Shannnon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockadalteen, Co. Roscommon