School: Clonmellon (C.) (roll number 9501)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0193
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- (continued from previous page)it was built but it is not the same family. It was a man called Sheridan who lived in it the time I am going to talk about. This house as I have already mentioned is built on a fairies pass.One night a person was been waked in it when an upturning of the house occured. Everything that was in their reach (-) took it and left it out on hill. This was not the only time in which it was done; other times before and after this event they did something the same work.Mr Sheridan was a queer old man and it is possible that he was not grand enough to be living in their pleasure ground or fort.
In Mr. Terry O'Brien's land there is a hill which always is known by the name of Croc-na-Sídheóg.Some of the older people hand it down that they have often seen the fairies kicking football on this hill.
- Collector
- Philomena Skelly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- William Evans
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
