School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)
- Location:
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. O' Donovan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 240
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- One night long ago a man named Smyth was walking through a fort in Frael.
When he was in the middle of it, he heard some - body playing music. He stood where he was for a while, and then he walked over to the ditch, and saw there three little fairies playing music.
When they saw him they disappeared. He stayed where he was for a few minutes, and said "fairies will you come back again and play music for me." They would not come back, and Smyth said he would get a spade, and dig a hole in the fort. He got it and started to dig a hole in the fort. All the fairies came out and brought him away with them. People say he never got back again
- Collector
- James Morrow
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carn, Co. Cavan
