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School: Cill Phian

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Ardnagor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0142, Page 243

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  1. Seecaun Fort, Kilfian

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    One night an old woman and her son were coming home from visiting and they had to pass by Seecaun Fort. They heard great singing and playing and dancing in the fort. The little boy thought it right to help them with their singing so he started to sing. When the fairies heard them they began to peg stones and clods after them and did not stop till they reached their home.
    That night when the woman and her child went to bed she felt the child slipping away from her and she pulled him up; again the child went slipping away and she pulled him up. A third time he went slipping away, and she put down her hand to see what was pulling him. She felt a hand holding the child's foot, and she caught the thumb of the hand
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Seeaghandoo, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Gallagher
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Seeaghandoo, Co. Mayo