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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)

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Dromore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0166, Page 354

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    house were in bed. After an hour he arose and went to the house. He knocked at the door and the man of the house let him in. He was quite pale and the hair standing on his head from fear.
    The man of the house asked him what was troubling him. He told him his story. The man of the house told him that it was on account of cutting the bush the stray came on him. The frightened man said as long as he would live he never would have anything to do with forts again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Judge
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Henry Judge
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Crowagh or Dunneill Mountain, Co. Sligo