School: Garryross
- Location:
- Garryross, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 456
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- (continued from previous page)and Brady said do you want your horse shod Sir. The gentleman kept in the shadow and replied "I came to pay you for a job you did for me on this night twelve month" And so saying he threw a bag to the Smith and immediately vanished. The smith looked everywhere around and trace or tidings of man or horse he never saw again. With fear and trembling he took up the bag, but his fear vanished quickly for in the bag were 100 guineas. People all wondered where he got the money but he kept the secret well, and it was years later when he told of the money he got from the fairy man.
- Informant
- Mrs Sarah Nugent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cormeen, Co. Cavan
