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School: Cill Bhonáin, Droichead na Bandan (roll number 1271)

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Kilbonane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0346, Page 129

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    woman came to the widow's house. She asked the widow what was troubling her. The widow told the whole story. The woman said she had a relic of St. Finbarr and that if the widow held the relic between herself and the fairies they could not touch her. The fairies were going to Templemartin. The two women went to the fort. When the fairies were coming out the widow saw her son and she ran to him and embraced him. She held the relic between her and the fairies and they could not go near her or her son. The fairies rode away on black
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknahilan, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Denis Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clashanaffrin, Co. Cork