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School: An Gleantán, Lombardstown

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Glantane, Co. Cork
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Tomás Ó Colmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0362, Page 236

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    The old people in times gone by considered it very dangerous for people to sleep out in the fields especially in the month of May. If a boy or girl who slept out was ill afterwards they used to say he or she was interfered with by the fairies.
    A girl in Shanavoher, Glantane, Mallow, fell asleep one Summer day when out minding cows. She woke up suddenly and saw coming towards her a very small woman "as yellow as the blossoms of the furze". The little woman had a little stick in her hand an said, as she turned around, "Aha my lady: I went near catching you". She then disappeared in a fort nearby.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lombardstown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Coleman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortmolire, Co. Cork