School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór

Location:
Kells, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máthais Íde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0702, Page 211

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  1. About a hundred years ago, when people believed mostly in superstitions, in charms, and in fairies, there was a man and his brother living in an old and small cottage in West Meath
    They were very happy and owned a couple of fields. One day this man went for a walk in their own fields, where there was a "lone bush". He noticed that it was becoming very dark, so, he went under the lone bush which he saw near him. The rain came on and he waited there. This man was very fond of smoking a pipe and
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joesphine Thornton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12