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   “There is a fort in Killinaam in the parish of Drumraney. One night as a man from the neighbourhood was coming home from rambling he had to pass the fort of Killinaam...”

   

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   rambling, he had to pass by the fort in Killinaam. When passing he heard lovely music, he began to dance as he was a lover of dancing. Suddenly a great crowd of fairies gathered round him. They also began to dance and the lovely music continued. They kept the man dancing till day-break. Then suddenly he found himself alone. He was standing near the fort, the music had ceased and the fairies had disappeared.

   

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   There lived in Rath, a man who had a strange experience. He went out to the field to cut a lone bush. He took an axe with him. When he gave the bush one stroke, he heard a voice calling him home to the dinner. The man came home, his wife was not at home and there was no dinner ready.

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mr William Mears

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ardnagragh, Co. Westmeath