School: Dún-dá-radharc (roll number 15009)
- Location:
- Dún Dea-radhairc, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0337, Page 075
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- Mickey Cauhneen was a famous fiddler, who lived in Macroom district at the beginning of the last century. As he was returning from Macroom fair he was invited to play at a ball, the splendour of which dazzled him. The feasting was organised to celebrate the nuptials of a fairy and a mortal.
He was reluctant to go to the marriage feast, but at last consented, on condition that he should be taught a tune of fairy music called Ceol Sidhe. Next morning, he was found unconscious and suffered a long illness. When he was well on the way to recovery he played the Ceol Sidhe. Each time he played the magic music he put his hearers to sleep. At length he was cautioned in a dream not to play the magic music more than three times after that date or else he should be punished.
The local Landlord took him to London to play at a banquet and there his hearers were astonished, how(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Creedon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Drom Réidh, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Tim Lucey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Callan, Co. Kilkenny
