School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)
- Location:
- Aughrim, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0318
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- (continued from previous page)had a candle, and we lit it. The place was very dark, and gloomy, and I fancied that I heard noise in every corner.There is another opening, I suppose into another room, but I would go no farther, as all that troubled me was to get out of where I was.That night I never closed an eye, as I saw fairies dancing and enjoying themselves everywhere I gazed.(Madge Jones, Kilconnell)
- In every part of this district there are fairy forts to be found. There is one about a mile from Aughrim, which is in County Galway, and there are a lot of traditions about it. I heard a story and this is how it went:-One night, a man was passing the fort, and all of a sudden, he heard music. He stayed listening, and he was sure it was music he heard. He went into a field and went as noiselessly as a cat towards the fort, hiding sometimes behind a bush or tree for fear he might be seen.At length, he reached the fort and looked for an opening. He found(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Meheran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Liscappul, Co. Galway
