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School: Tuar an Fhíona, Baile na Molt (roll number 8133)

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Tooraneena, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Nóra Nic Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0647, Page 155

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    There are many lioses in Ireland at present. Long ago people believed that the fairies used to dance in the lios in the moonlight. A lios is a small little field surrounded by a fence and in it grows ferns and briars. People do not leave their cattle or horses into a lios for it is believed that there is bad luck there.
    There are no fairies there at present but the lioses in which they used to dance are still there. There is a lios in Kilcooney. It is very large. There are some big trees growing there and a stream flowing through it. Lisleagh got its name from the lioses that are there.
    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
    Éilís Ní Chadhla
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynamult, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Brighid Breannóch
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynamult, Co. Waterford