School: Bláithín Íosa, Lappin (?)

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   the horse and hold him. He warned them to be sure and not let the horse go and if they thought they could not hold him not to attempt it for it would be all the worse for him. They (meet) met him and they [?]cowed when going to catch the horse and he had to stay on with the fairies.

   Another night a man was coming home from the fair and met a funeral he never found till he had hold of the bearer and could not let it as he was brought over hedges and ditches to the graveyard of Drumgoon. When he got there the cocks were crowing and he found out where he was and he made his way back home.

   Another story is told about a man in Larah. He owned a fort in which there were fairies. He heard a child crying and he also heard the mother saying "there is no milk till Brian's black cow is milked." The servant girl went out to milk the cows and when she came to the black cow

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Philomena Smith

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lappanbane, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mr Bernard Smith

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lappanbane, Co. Cavan