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School: Gowran (C.)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
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Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0860, Page 095

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    Forts are very common around Gowran & fairies are supposed to have lived in them. One night a drunken man was passing one & heard beautiful music, in he went; & he could not believe his eyes when he saw a merry little crowd kicking football. When an hour was they all went into a little room in a tunnel. There was all sorts of refreshments laid out on a table & the Queen sat at one end & the King in the other. When they had finished they set out to dance & believe me the man never felt the night going but he was never seen again.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Biddy Cass
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodquarter, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Kinsella
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Woodquarter, Co. Kilkenny