School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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- Long ago the fairies began to take children out of bed and leve another sick child in their place. During that time thousands of children were brought. When John Murphy was a year old they thought ot bring him. They came in to the room and his father felt them.
The next thing they were in the bed. One of them put his hand down between his father and mother to bring him but the father pulled up the blanket around him. Then he jumped out on the floor and began to curse and blast them and they went. Before the next night came(continues on next page)- Collector
- Cáit Ní Chorra
- Other names
- Cáit Ní Chorra
- Katty Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Acres, Co. Clare