School: Coratillon
- Location:
- Corratillan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Michael O' Beirn
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- (continued from previous page)He asked for a mug of water and he got it. He then sat down at the table and began eating the cake while he was doing so, he was reading.
When he was finished he told the man if anyman came in after him to tell them there was no one in.
He then left, and the man watched him and when he was going up at the fort all of a sudden he disappeared.Long ago children used to be taken away by the fairies, especially a red haired child.They used to be taken away and another child left in its place. This child was very cross and always sick, and it was not long till it died. To protect the children people used to put tongs over the cradle.
Please see '' Hidden Treasures '' regarding Arderry fort.In the townland of Killycluggan there is a fort called(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Kate Devine
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Arderry, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Pat Devine
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Arderry, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs P. Devine
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Arderry, Co. Cavan
