School: Carrickerry (B.) (roll number 11280)

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1. A Local Fairy Fort

   

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   There are two little hillocks about two and a hald miles west of Barncherry Church one on each side of the road. They appear to local people as if the road had been formerly cut through an old fort. These two little hillocks are called "The Black Heights."
   Once upon a time a man was passing them at midnight. He walked courageously along the road when suddenly he found he was unable to proceed farther. Looking behind him he perceived about a score of little men, every one of them having a countenance uglier and queerer than the other.
   Each one pulled at his overcoat and finally succeeded in pulling him to top of one of the hillocks. Looking round in a terrified attitude he at once perceived himself in a banquet hall with eatables of all kind on a golden table. He was hungry and sat down to eat on a chair of ivory.
   He ate fearlessy and as he just was getting up to go home, to his great horror he found that the same score which had dragged in, surrounded him, each armed with a blazing torch. They tried to scorch him for eating of their meals, but he being a valiant lad, dashed at the smallest one of them and seizing him round the waist flung him with all his might against the wall and out of his brains.

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dónal Ó hAodha

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Denis Hayes

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick