School: Mullach Ruadh (roll number 10654)

Location:
Mullaghroe, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Nia
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    on the middle of the main road looking all round him. We are told he was about twelve inches in height and he was covered all over with hair like a monkey and as the man passed by he looked behind him to see what he was going to do. Suddenly he disappeared and was never seen again.
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    We have a field called the hill of Shea.

    We have a field called the hill of Shea.
    It is a big hill. It got its name from the fairies. Long ago there were fairies on that hill. One time a man named Pat Gallagher was walking on that hill. He saw twenty four white men walking on the hill. They went on and on until they reached a fort in Lisballely and disappeared.
    The year of the farmer in Ireland there were no potatoes anywhere because of the blight.
    The were great potatoes in that field.
    It is situated in the townland of Gurteen,
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Alice Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gorteen, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gorteen, Co. Sligo