School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)
- Location:
- Killinaboy, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 336
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- Near my house in Whitemount there is a Cathair called “Cathair na hAille.” There is another one near Cusacks in Boulthadine. It is supposed that if a person went into it he would see a fairy. It is made of clay and is round.Collected by: - Bríghid Ní Fhlathaigh, Whitemount.
Told by: - John Lahiff, Whitemount, (her father)
(55 years)
- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Fhlathaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Caherblonick South, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Lahiff
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Caherblonick South, Co. Clare
- In Poundtown there is a Cathair called the Cathair Mhór. It is round and is built of stones. There is a cave in it and is covered with big stones.Collected by Máire Ní Fhógartaigh, Poundtown.
Told by: - Thomas Fogarty, Poundtown, (her father)
(58 years) - About a quarter of a mile from Thomas Mackey’s house there is a ring of clay with some trees growing on it. It is called a “lios”.In Ballard there is another lios with flags, and trees growing around it. There is also a well in this lios. Collected by Máire Ní h-Allmhúráin, Knockaunroe.
Told by: - Máirtín Ó hAllmhúráin, Knockaunroe,
(her father)
(55 years)
