School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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- In olden times it is said people were taken away by the fairies.
One person I was told about was a woman who disappeared and her husband thought she was drowned. One evening a man that was working for her husband was driving in the cows and she appeared to him and said "don't be afraid John, I'm not afraid, its with the fairies I am, and I didn't touch any of they food yet. I eat out of the pigs tub of food that is in the scullery, and if you tell my husband to put the black Kerry cow(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 61
- Address
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford