School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh

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Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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    One day a man was walking through the sandhills and he met a fairy king called Fliarteac...

    One day a man was walking through the sandhills and he met a fairy king called Fliarteac. Fliarteac asked him for the loan of his coat, as a great battle was to be fought on Tullan Strand between his fairies and another tribe. The man gave it to him. Fliarteac then told him that whichever side had a human’s coat had as good as won half the battle. He then said, “If you don’t get it back by to-morrow morning you’ll never get it.” In the morning the man hadn’t found his coat and Tullan Strand is supposed to have run red with the blood of Fliarteac and his followers.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Leonard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Magheracar, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Eddie Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Agharroo, Co. Leitrim