School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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This is the real cure, because a man in Tullyhullion once had an "elfshot" cow and this cured her.
Any person whom the fairies want to take, they will throw "flint" at them. there was a woman once saw the fairies throwing flint at her. - At the battle of Sprigburn the Catholics and the Protestants were fighting. The fairies came from Fahykeen in a big cloud of wind.
There were men cutting turf and they were in(continues on next page)- Collector
- Jane Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullychullion, Co. Dhún na nGall