School: Convent of Mercy, Clogheen
- Location:
- Clogheen, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Sr. M. Emmanuel Hearn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0574, Page 009
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- The Fairy tree.
In the vicinity of Cloghun and in the townsland of Kilcaroon and old white thorn tree stands alone overlooking the main road from Cloghun to Ballyporeen. It is known locally as 'the fairy tree.' Tradition maintains that long ago men were hanged from its branches and buried at its roots and further tradition asserts that these men were sworn before execution to guard during all time the treasure deposited there by the fleeing Danes from the onward and victorious march of Brian Boru's army.
At night young and old people would not go near this tree lest they should encounter the eerie folk who guard its treasure.
Quite recently the legend associated with its has acquired an almost international fame, owing to the song known as "The fairy tree of Cloghun" composed by a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mona Morrissey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyboy West, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Denis Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyboy West, Co. Tipperary
