School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)He did not mind them but walked along quickly. When he was passing by, a lot of little fairies came out of the field. He had a loaf and they took the loaf from him and they began kicking it and continued kicking it till 3 o'clock in the morning. They would not let him go home. At last they gave it to him and it was the very same as they got it from him. They never damaged the loaf one bit. Written by
Alacoque Collins
Follistown,
Brownstown,
NavanGiven by
Mr Richard Collins
(road-worker)
same address
(55 years)30th January 1938
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- Collector
- Alacoque Collins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Follistown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr Richard Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Road worker
- Address
- Follistown, Co. Meath
- Seven Little MenOne time there lived in Walterstown a man named Phil Boland. His children were all very small at that time. This happened on(continues on next page)
