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School: Ballinahowen (roll number 8646)

Location:
Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Hanly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 029

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    woman was passing and she went in. She told them to leave where they were living that they were living on a fairy pass, if they only built an old hut and lived in it away from that pass she said that they have so much money that they would not know where it would be coming from. But they did not leave where they were living, and had to cut a piece of a board out of the door, and take a pane of glass out of the window opposite the door for to leave a pass for the fairies.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghidh Ní Mhór-Fhionn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilgarvan, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Sean Ó Mhór-Fhionn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Kilgarvan, Co. Westmeath