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School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)

Location:
Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 284

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    There is a place called "Sheenán" because a lot of fairies live in it. It is in Mr Pat Scott's field,
    Brackagh,
    Dromard,
    Co Sligo.
    The fern field in Mr John Reilly's land Fallathurteen
    Dromard,
    Co. Sligo.
    The Hang Man's hole down near Carrowloughlin sea where a man hung himself. Near that place also there was a priest killed and his blood is still to be seen on the rocks, and the tide comes in and out and doesn't wash the blood away, and if you rub your jaw to it it is a cure for tooth-ache.
    The Goats rock. There is a white rock in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fallathurteen, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Michael Mc Nulty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Fallathurteen, Co. Sligo