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1. Legends of the Holy Family (continued)

   “When St Joseph and the Blessed Virgin were journeying through the desert with Our Lord they came to an old tree...”

   

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   had no food so they sat down tired, hungry and thirsty. The Blessed Virgin asked St Joseph what they should do and behold at that moment the palm tree was laden with fruit and a clear spring well sprang up.

   

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2. An Old Fort

   

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   There is a field near Athenry called "Cnochán Gabhair" in which there is a fort. Once a Burke man was ploughing this field which was haunted and he fell sick and it was never ploughed since and the man never got cured. This same man is said to have found a pig in this field near the old fort and he brought it home thinking it belonged to a neighbour but he could get no owner for it next morning when he went out to the cabin to look for it, it was gone and it is said to have been a fairy pig which lived in the old fort.

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Donelan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Templemoyle, Co. Galway

   Informant

   John Donelan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Templemoyle, Co. Galway