School: Gleann Bruacháin (C.), Cnoc Luinge (roll number 12614)
- Location:
- Glenbrohane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Sheighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 456
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- (continued from previous page)one farm (Madden's) and goes across the river to another farm (Howard's) in one night. The hollow is in Madden's farm where they say the moat once stood. The late owner of the farm - Howard's - would not allow a bush to be cut from the moat, so that it is overgrown with furze bushes, and I remember myself as a child passing by that silently and very subdued [sickened?] lest the fairies would hear us within. That idea prevailed in this place up to the last generation, who had a great dread of insulting the fairies or rousing their anger in any way, but at present bushes are being cut and these moats are regarded as part of the farms and no more. But when the antiquarians were excavating in Cush-Kilfinaine, Co Limerick, which is only one mile from here - a man who had a moat on his farm would not allow them interfere with it, lest there may be reprisals by the fairies.Gubbin's Moat. Ballinparry, Barony Coshlea, Co. Limerick.
Sampson's Moat. Ballinparry.
Maguires Moat. As above.(continues on next page)
