School: Baile an Chollaigh (B.) (roll number 3823)

Location:
Ballincollig, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0349, Page 233

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  1. There is a fairy rath in Mr. oCallaghan farm in Ballyburden and the following is a story that is told about it.
    One night a man went out to see a horse that was in foal. When he saw that the house was alright, he sat up in a ditch near the rath. After a while he heard horses galloping along the Greenfield road. The sound carrie near him but he could not see any horses. He went home as quickly as he could. When he got in home there was cold sweat dropping off of him. People said that it was the fairies
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis Fitton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Maglin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Fitton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Maglin, Co. Cork