School: Tairbeart (C.)

Location:
Tarbert, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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    light his lamp. His efforts to light the lamp were in vain, and when his box of matches were nearly wasted he went out in the open, and with the very first match he lit his lamp. That of course was an extraordinary thing because he went into the fort to get shelter and he believes the fairies were blowing out his matches.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry