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School: Cill Chothrach, An Sciobairín

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Kilcoe, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Spealáin
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    sick call he told them to move aside and let him pass but they refused at last he managed to pass.
    The priest continued his journey and when he came back the horses were in the same place.
    He asked them why were they there and they answered him saying they could not get them to move.
    The priest told them to strike the horse and as soon as they did they moved and went on there journey.
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    Told by Daniel Killy Skehanore. Aged 50
    Written by Nora Kelly
    One night a man was coming home from the bog. He had buried his son a few weeks before that.
    He met a man named Crowly who saw the fairies, and he said to him, "Would you like to see your son" He said he would. "Come up here to the top of this hill and I will show him to you," said the man.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Daniel Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Skeaghanore West, Co. Cork