School: Belcarra (C.)
- Location:
- Ballycarra, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mary T. Moran
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0094, Page 455
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- The Fairies Playground
The following was collected by Annie Kate Conway (pupil). It was narrated by Michael Moran at present residing in Roslahan, and who was many a time, in younger days, on the fort referred to in the tale.Not far from the teacher's home in Roslahan, is a hill with a rather small fort on the top. Around the hill is a piece of rich pasture, where in olden times the herdsman herded his sheep.
The slopes of the hill and the fort on top had been for a long time the playground of the fairies, but the little people were angry when a heard of cows trampled on it and ate its green grass.
Something had to be done about it, or the fairies would have no place to play on moonlight nights. After holding a meeting, they appointed their Queen, to frighten away the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Kate Conway
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 87
- Address
- Roslahan Upper, Co. Mayo
