School: N. Colmcille, Buncrana (roll number 16752)
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pilib Mac Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 325
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- long ago fairies were supposed to have been seen under the little mounds of earth all over the country. Each mound was called a lios or fairy fort. Some years ago fairies were seen in a wood dancing playing and jumping around the trees. Many people heard music coming from rocks and they thought the music was played by fairies who were under it.One time long ago there lived a family near Gransha who believed in the fairies there was a little girls in the family and late on night she went out to see were there such things as fairies. She went on until she came to a stream where she took a drink. When she turned around she saw a crowd of fairies around and they asked her to come to their palace. She went with(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John O Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs M. O' Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
