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School: Kilmacteige (B.) (roll number 15500)

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Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cuirnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0173, Page 205

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    There used always be a battle in the old days between two armies of fairies on November Night. A human being would have to be with the Fairies one on each side so some two men were chosen to assist at these battles.
    The battles were fought in the air. On one occasion a man was cutting oats with a hook when he heard the noise of battle in the air over him. He threw up his hook in the air saying "here's to my own side." Some years after this same man was at a fair in Westport and he met another man from this place (Co Sligo) who had only
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tommie Curneen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    P. Spelman
    Age
    76
    Address
    Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo