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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

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Ardaghy, Co. Louth
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B. Mac Craith
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  1. Townlands of the District - Their Inhabitants Population Etc - Lislea

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    I live in Lislea, which got its name through the fairies. There is a fort in a field close to the mountain. When my mother was young the people used to hear the fairies coming from it, crossing the bogs and hills, going away down by the shore and they all lilting and singing.
    There was an old woman long ago who used to sing a song called "The pride of Hill a t-Séibhe, which meant Lislea. There are twenty one houses in Lislea and sixty-three people. The commonest name is O'Hanlon. There are five people over seventy.
    Collected from:
    Mrs A Connolly, (48)
    Lislea
    By:
    Mary Connolly (13)
    Lislea
    Omeath.
    23-5-38
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Lislea, Co. Louth
    Collector
    Mary Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lislea, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs A. Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Lislea, Co. Louth