School: Gowran (C.)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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There was a man named Phelan who lived between Gowran & Gorsbridge. Hr had a farm and on it there was a well called Lady Well. This well was surrounded by trees, skeough & alders.
One day Phelan cut down all the trees etc & the next morning when he woke all the trees etc had grown up & formed a circle & from that day to this it was called Lady or Fairy Fort.
There is a rath in the demense in Gowran & (and) in the centre there is a bush. Some of the people who believed in fairies say that once when a man(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eithne Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Ellen Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Rathcash, Co. Kilkenny
