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School: Ballyheaffy (B.), Baile Dubh (roll number 10387)

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Ballyeafy, Co. Waterford
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Pádraig Ó Néill
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    until he turned it back again and then his horses got alright. So from that time on he never went near it. No one would care to go near it in the night time as there would be queer lights around the tree.
    There are also two lisses between the Doon mountains and Shanrahan. They are circular in shape. All the mountain is full of heather but there is no heather growing inside those circles. Lovely music is heard there. Children who would not live to get Baptism would be buried there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Brunnock
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doon, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Michael Brunnock
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Doon, Co. Tipperary