School: Doire Liath (roll number 10102)
- Location:
- Derryleagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Siobhán Ní Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0467, Page 201
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- There was once a man whose name was Seán gan Eagla, and he always wanted to prove to people that fairies would not frighten him. He once went to a poor woman's house. This woman had only one cow and one field in which the cow used feed. There was no grass growing in the field for a long time and so the cow had no place to feed. The woman told this to Seán. That night Seán went out to the field, and after a while fairies came there and began to play ball. Seán joined in their fun and when(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Jer O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Slievenashaska, Co. Kerry
