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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0201

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  1. A Story of the Wood in Pallas

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    1. Long ago there were fairies seen in the wood in Pallas. There was a man one night and as he was coming home from cuairt he heard music in the wood.
    2. He got very frightened and he looked in towards the wood and could see nothing. He looked in again and saw people dressed in white with red caps walking through the trees in the wood.
    3. There was nobody on the road at this time as it was about half-past twelve at night. This man had a bicycle and as he rode along he heard a step behind him, he looked back but could see
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kate Joynt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Joynt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway