School: An Clochar, Dún ar Aill (roll number 4268)
- Location:
- Doneraile, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Na Mná Rialta
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0374, Page 222
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- (continued from previous page)As he approached the fort he saw bright lights shining within and heard beautiful singing. He entered the fort and found it occupied by a band of fairies. On seeing his violin they asked him to play for them promising to pay him well for his labours.
The man agreed and sat down and played his violin while the fairies danced. When they had finished dancing they paid the musician - in what he thought were pound notes. When he came out on the road again he looked at the money intending to count it. But alas! all he possessed were a few withered leaves. He ran back to the fort to demand proper money from the fairies, but they had all vanished. Not a sign of the bright lights or the fairy dancers remained, and so the poor man had to go home without his money.
- There is an old story told about Cotter's fort. One evening Mr Evans of Newtown house was passing by this fort. It was surrounded by water. He saw a fair-haired child of three years standing by it. He knew the child to be Mary Murphy of Newtown, daughter of a labourer who lived on Cotter's land. He sent word to her parents to take her home fearing she would be drowned.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Nagle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Rossagh East, Co. Cork
