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School: Iomaire Buí (B.) (roll number 9817)

Location:
Ummeraboy East, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 319

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    One night a man was passing by a castle which no one lived in. Anyone never knew who owned it because the people who had lived in it were all dead. It was always supposed to be haunted. When the man was passing by the castle a beautiful little fairy came out the gate driving a small white horse which was covered with jewels. The man saluted the little fairy but she did not seem to hear him. After a while he saluted her again, and she answered him surly,saying. Go away from that place. She also said that her people had lived there hundreds of years ago and that some of them had been buried near the castle. The man told the fairy that he wouls stay there in spite of her. With that the little fairy came off the horse and she did something to his
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    E. Mc Sweeney
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ummeraboy East, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Donal Donoghue
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Doonasleen East, Co. Cork