School: Kilbride (roll number 11793)

Location:
Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Ní Mháirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 048

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 048

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  1. There was a tree in Trimblestown (a) called the grannys tree and it is said that the fairies used to live there.
    There is a field in Oakstown and there were supposed to be fairies in it long ago.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
  3. There is one of Walkers fields beside us and in this field there is a rath. Long ago there were fairies in it there were a lot of stories told about it. This is one of them. Once upon a time there was a
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