School: Dromlachan
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 574
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Once upon a time there lived a young couple and the woman was taken away with the fairies. The man went to a man that could bring back people. The man told him to go to a certain crossroads on a certain night at midnight and he added: -
"First let by the blaney black,
And then let by the fiery brown
Then comes on the milkwhite steed
And pull the rider down".
He went to the crossroads as directed, and let by the blaney black, and then the blaney brown, and he grabbed at the rider on the milkwhite steed but he missed his hold and the milkwhite steed flung his heels and knocked out his eyes and he went home blind. - This happened to a McGuire in Gables. One May evening she was out in the field(continues on next page)
