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School: Stonepark, Longford (roll number 14386)

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Stonepark, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Robert Hudson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 178

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    they came up to him and got into a cluster around him and kept him there until morning playing musical instruments and dancing for him.
    In some of these townlands there are two or three forts.
    Fairies were very, very dangerous to interfere with. If a man cut down (or) a tree, that they made use of in any way, he would surely meet with some accident, perhaps the loss of an eye or an arm and sometimes death itself.
    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
    Collector
    Annie Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooneeny, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr J. Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Clooneeny, Co. Longford