School: N. Seosamh, Cill Lasrach (roll number 16289)
- Location:
- Killasser, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: S. Mac Carrghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0126, Page 165
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“The fairies are supposed to have gone since the prayers after mass started.”
(continued from previous page)heard fighting. Sometimes they say the blood used to be seen after the fight. But as soon as the cock would crow the time for the living had come and the fairies vanished away until midnight again.
Anthony Durkin reckoned that he saw the fairies having a fair over on Stenson's land.
Some people think that the sudden breeze you'll see ruffling up the heath of the hog on a Summer's day is thousands and thousands of fairies passing in one big drove; and the breeze that rises the dust off the road is called a "Sídhe Gaoth" or Fairy wind and that it is a big funeral of fairies passing.
Bushes that are seen growing alone are said to be fairy bushes. There is a bush this side of Mc. Nulty's bush + it is believed to be a fairy bush. The places around these bushes are supposed to be haunted. It is said that the fairies used these bushes for shelter and for spreading out their bleach of clothes.
Fairies were supposed to take away(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph P. Caron
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs J. Peyton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Dromada (Gore), Co. Mayo