School: Kilnaleck (C.)
- Location:
- Cill na Leice, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Mrs. Reilly
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- Long ago the fairies did much harm in this district and indeed quite recently too. Only about thirty four years ago a terrible thing happened in this locality. There was a dance being held in a house called McGrane's which is situated in a backward place at the end of a long lane called Portaclare lane about a mile from the village of Kilnaleck.
At about seven o'clock the majority of the neighbours had collected into the house and after a gossip the fun commenced and the dancers got out to dance, Miss McGrane a member of the McGrane family stepped out to dance with her partner but she had not danced only a few steps when she fell stiff dead upon the floor. The whole houseful was struck with awe at the awful thing(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary O' Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill na Leice, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mr Thomas O' Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Cill na Leice, Co. an Chabháin