School: Killallon (roll number 5207)

Location:
Boherard, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Stiophán Ó Scalaighe
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  1. There is a boot of Gold in dowd's field. It was Danish hid it and there is a Fairy minding it. If there was anything left in the field it would disappear. Every day the Fairy goes to a well that it and you could see big bubbles rising out of the well and if anybody boiled the water they would turn into a serpent. There is also a fort in Murray's field in which there is a very big stone and a jiant comes out every night and dances on top of it Also there is a druid's altar in the same field and three men in white walk round it at twelve oclock every night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mavis Renehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killallon, Co. Meath
    Informant
    John Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughanbrean, Co. Meath