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School: An Mhainistir, Cloch na Rón

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Roundstone, Co. Galway
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Ambrós Ó Conaill
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    people packing his clothes with him.
    It was late that night when they were ready and about one o'clock one of them went outside and he saw a light coming over the side of Errisbeg hill towards the priests house. He told the priest and he came out and said it will not come any nearer, and the light began backing back again until it went out of sight.
    It was the fairy the priest had hunted that was coming again when he saw the priest going.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ervallagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mark Conroy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Roundstone, Co. Galway