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School: Ínse, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 16540)

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Inch West, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Chonaill
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    There is an empty house underneath "Cum an Gcapall" hill in Sillertane, and it is haunted by faries. People say there are fairies singing and dancing there every night. It is called the Straw-land house.
    One night as I was coming east beyond it, a queer man came out and he called me back but I hurried home very frightened. There is a liss in Bob Deane's field of Pookeen and the fairies are there.
    If you left the feet water inside, the fairies would come in. We forgot
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Sillahertane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Timothy O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Sillahertane, Co. Cork