School: Cill Uachtair
- Location:
- Highwood, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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- (continued from previous page)eal Conlon's land and it went into John McLoughlin's and the into John JoeDevine's and over to a fort in Patrick Meehan's land. There is a place in John Joe Devin's land known as aBioran Solais and the light is supposed to go along there.
- There is a fairy fort in Martin Mitchell's land. One night, it is said, before a fair a man came to gather sticks at the fort. He was putting the sticks on a rope when he saw that there was enough on it. He tried to put them on his back but he never succeeded, but fell to the ground. People who were going to the fair next morning assisted him and sent him home.
- Collector
- Eddie Mitchel
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Martin Mitchel
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Highwood, Co. Sligo
