School: Cill Loiste (Killusty), Fíodh Árd (roll number 16111)

Location:
Killusty North, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mheacháir
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  1. There are many forts in this locality. I know five of them, two are in Kylevalla, two in Killusty South and one in Killusty. Some time ago a local farmer trying to defy superstition said he would cut one of them himself. So he hired a poor labourer who knew nothing about forts or fairies, to cut it down. So the man did as he was told and the farmer paid him, thinking that nothing would happen himself, but he was mistaken, for when he got up neat morning he found all his hair on the pillow. From that day to this a bit of hair never grew on his head.
    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
    James Halpin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boolagh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Pat Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79
    Address
    Boolagh, Co. Tipperary