School: Scoil na mBráthar, Roscomáin
- Location:
- Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An Br Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 245
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“In the olden times the people of certain districts in the County Roscommon were noted for their belief in ghosts...”
(continued from previous page)whinging all the time in this way he continued for months and remained in bed all the time the boy with the rosy cheeks and golden curls was now pale sickly and listened carefully to all the people had to say about him although he never spoke a word. In this condition he remained for years and all the people of the locality said he was "in the fairiees", at the age of twelve he showed signs of improvement got out of bed and after some time began to assist his mother at light house work. One night he accompanied his mother to the Sheehawn meadows where there was an old Forth from which they heard beautiful music, the boy went to see what was happening and behold he saw a crowd of boys and girls in lovely dresses dancing around a tree James moved near them and one of the fairies came towards him and bade him welcome(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P.J. Simons
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 10
- Address
- Abbey Street, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Simons
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Abbey Street, Co. Roscommon