School: Droichead na Dóinne (roll number 10261)
- Location:
- Blackwater Bridge, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Scolaidhe
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- A long time ago a man named Bat Doyle lived in Dirreendangon, Mrs White's farm. He used to make all the coffins of the Glen. One night he was going somewhere with a coffin and as he passed the Blasting Rock* at Mr Cotter's orchard he met a funeral of fairies with a coffin on their backs. One of the fairies said "Nach déannach acú Bat Doyle amach[?]." One of the fairy men said to the others: "We will not do any thing to him for he is a very useful man to the people."
* Local name for turn of road recently widened by blasting operations, situate near Blackwater Bridge.- Informant
- Mortimer O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Blackwater Bridge, Co. Kerry