School: Sceichín an Rince, Cloichín an Mhargaidh

Location:
Skeheenaranky, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Domhnall Ua Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 185

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 185

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  1. A man used to milk his cows in a lios. One night he heard a voice telling him to go out but he did not.
    All his cows disappeared. A man saw the fairies dancing around him and his cows nor himself was never seen again.
    A man used to milk his cows in a lios. One May night all the milk was disappearing. He brought the cows out of the lios. When he went there was a small drop of milk left. He rubbed the milk on the cows back and he got all the milk back.
    One stormy night and a man was out. He was passing a lios. He saw a big tree in the lios. He went in for shelter. There was a bar of iron across the limbs of the tree. He was looking at it for a long time and it fell down on his
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    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