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School: Achadh Caisle, Caisleán Ghriaire (roll number 14767)

Location:
Aughacasla North, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
S. Ó Téacháin
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    I got this from my grandfather
    Thomas Moore
    Coolroe
    Castlegregory
    Co. Kerry.
    There was a man in Cloghane whose name was William Jess. He was bound to a trade in Bally Macelligot. His master told him when ever he would have the horse fetched from the field in the morning, he would give him a three halfpenny grinder.
    Jess arose at 3 am in the morning and as he proceeded to the field, he saw in the distance a crowd of people shouting and laughing and pulling "geósadáns".
    When each fairy pulled a "geósadáns" he said "each bréag fúmsa", and immediately he was sitting on a lovely fairy horse. They were going until they landed in the capital of Spain.
    There was a wine-store
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Dharlington
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolroe, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Thomas Moore
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolroe, Co. Kerry