School: Drumcrave
- Location:
- Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 269
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- There is a lake near Killynebber fort, and people saw cows coming out of it. These cows were called "water cows". They used to come out of the water and graze on the land. Then they used to plunge into the water again. This was repeated several times.
In former times, horses and little men and women were seen coming out of Killynebber fort. The owners of the used never interfere with these fairy folk, as they magic power.
- Its considered unlucky to cut down a lone bush or a fairy tree.
- Collector
- Kathleen Breslin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shankill Lower, Co. Cavan
