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School: Maigh Locha (Cailíní)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Challaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 146

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  1. Fairy Forts (continued)

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    the cow coming to feed the calf. This day the woman followed her to Cnoc and she began to curse the fairies. When she was going the fairies threw a stone after her she turned back and picked up the stone and that stone was supposed to be able to cure any cow that would be sick.
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  2. Fairy Forts

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    Fairies are supposed to live in the fort in Gortaganny. One day Matt Cheevers the owner of the land was bringing home his cows at sun-set.
    As he was passing
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway