School: Dromin, Dunleer (roll number 6576)
- Location:
- Dromin, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0669, Page 018
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One night Henry Holdcroft was watching his people coming home from the races in Mallacurry. He was walking up and down the road but they were not coming. He was standing on the side of the road and he heard someone singing, and he went up the road to see who was coming. It was the fairies that were singing out in a field.
James Corbally,
Crintown,
Dunleet. - A Story.
One time a man whose name was Tom Stokes was coming home from working. Near his house was a pond of water. The moon was shining and he came over across the fields. When he stopped working he went into a shop and got drunk.(continues on next page)
