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1. The Fairies (continued)

   

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   he was afraid to go near their green fort after dark and he didn’t ask to sit up another night with a kiln of lime.

   

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2. The Fairies

   

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   In by- gone days were common known. There is a fairies fort in the parish of Drunholm. It is in a field near to the old school in Ballintra. There is a house near to that fort. My grandfather’s brother was lodging in that house. One night he was coming along the road, he happened to look across the road and he saw a lot of red twinkling lights. He saw a crowd of little people gathered around a table. Then he saw a little box lying on the ground. He lifted it and put it in his

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Crawford

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tullyearl, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   George Crawford

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   58

   Address

   Tullyearl, Co. Donegal