School: Briscula, Mountrath (roll number 15197)
- Location:
- Briscula, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Bean Uí Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 082
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“He told me that Patrick Geoghan who was a gardener in Ballyfin fifty years ago was always asking Moll the Fairy...”
(continued from previous page)in and seated in two beautiful chairs and little waitresses came with trays and dishes with intoxicating drinks of all kinds to Pat and although they were very tempting he refused to take them although they could scarcely be resisted. They also brought dainties and wine to Moll but she was at liberty to take everything she wished.
They were dancing and singing (and) with the faries till day was breaking which was about five o'clock and they both returned home to Molls house and Pat went to work delighted with the night he had spent with the fairies, in the glen at the bottom of the oak tree.
- Collector
- Nora Phelan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Denis Keenan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knocks, Co. Laois