School: Dúndroma (roll number 13818)

Location:
Dundrum, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mrs Ester Jackson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0582, Page 085

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  1. Once a man was going to look for his cows. He went along the road but couldn't find them. Then he went into Mr. Robert Graves' field in Ballintemple where the fort is. He looked all round but couldn't mind the cows so he decided that he would stay there till morning.
    At midnight he saw heaps of fairies dancing round.
    When they saw him they stopped for a while. He went near to them and again they commenced dancing. At the first peep of day they all went away.
    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
    Joan Graves
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballintemple, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Robert Graves
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballintemple, Co. Tipperary
  2. At about eight o clock one night a man named Phil Dwyer went into the fort to look for his donkey. After looking
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.