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School: Leithead (roll number 5480)

Location:
Lehid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0462, Page 162

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  1. A Trip with the Fairies

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    Some time ago there was a man whose name was Quinland Sullivan he lived in Ardgroom. One night when he was coming home he met a number of men on the road, and they asked him to go across the bay to Tahilla to stand in goal for them as they were short one man. So he went away with then to the harbour where they took him along with them in a boat and crossed the bay until they landed near a field where two teams were lined up for a hurling match. They played
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Tim O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47