School: Carrowreagh (roll number 15220)
- Location:
- Carrowreagh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Elizabeth Benson
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- Some people in this district still believe in fairies. About forty years ago there was a man of Patrick Ceon coming home from rambling and he to pass through Peter O'Brien's fort. As he was passing through the fort all the fairies gathered around him and would not let him go. They held him there for about two hours. At last, when he begged them, they let him go. The fairies were holding candles in their hands. He never went through that fort again. He was coming from rambling another night and he had to pass through Michael Davey's fort. He heard a great noise. He looked to one side of him and beheld a little fairy with a big knife in his hand. He asked him for gold and he did not answer but pointed the knife towards him. Patrick ran and when he was a good distance away he looked back, when he(continues on next page)
