School: Árd-chill
- Location:
- Ardkill More, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonalláin
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- Long ago we are told babies used to be taken from their mothers by the "Fairies". About seventy years ago in the parish of Denn a baby one year old was taken from its mother; and a similar baby left in its place. The mother suspected something happened.
One night she put on a large pot with some water in it. When it came to a boil she placed the baby on the hearth stone and started to break eggs into the pot. The baby was looking on; and it said "I have been in this world for the past hundred years and such a brewing of eggs(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tom M. Galligan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardkill More, Co. Cavan