School: Termon
- Location:
- Termon, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0980, Page 107
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- (continued from previous page)and, when he was going to burn it, he found that it was an old twig.
- This is a event which happened in the year 1882 which my father told to me. My Grandfather told him and he is dead 13 years.
In olden times there were fairies playing football in a field belonging to Peter Connelly, Behey. When one night Tom Donohue from Grellagh was passing he heard some voices saying "Berry in" "Berry in," and he went in and it was the fairies playing foot-ball. Some of the fairies had got there and there were some coming down the hill from James Tierney's fort. He played most of(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nancy Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumhirk, Co. Cavan
