School: Collon (roll number 14579)

Location:
Collon, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhathúna

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 165

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Another is in Pheanixtown where on Summer nights fairies dance round the moate.
Another still is in Glassallen one commonly called Cooks Moate where elves were seen and when children fell sick they said it was the elves from Cooks Moate did it, also music played on fairy flutes was heard.

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Long ago the fairies used to travel from the North hills at the White mountains on to Mooretown mote, on to a cave in Rathbran where they would join with others, and begin dancing and singing and playing all sorts of music with pipes.

Long ago the fairies used to travel from the North hills at the White mountains on to Mooretown mote, on to a cave in Rathbran where they would join with others, and begin dancing and singing and playing all sorts of music with pipes.
They would then come on to

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Collector
Mary Birch
Gender
female
Address
Leabby Cross, Co. Louth
Language
English