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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 350

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    bit and scratched him so much that he had to go away and leave the tree half cut.
    On another occasion some men from Ballinagar were hunting in the adjacent field. They saw a hare run into the fort. They followed and him standing beside a tall woman. This woman had a beautiful countenance and was dressed in a brown robe. She was sitting on a stone combing her hair but when the men entered she and the hare vanished.
    There is a path called the "fairy path" leading to the fort. Very often a
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr M. Dore
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Ballynageragh, Co. Kerry