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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 366

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    in the forts and that they used to visit the people living near them. If they were treated kindly and got anything they asked, they were harmless. On the other hand they were supposed to seek terrible vengeance on anyone who did them any injury.
    One morning a woman who lived in Ballynevin went out to milk her cow. When she came to the field she saw the cow near the fort and a strange little woman milking her. As she went towards the fort the woman
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    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
    Michael Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyknavin, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Bridget Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyknavin, Co. Clare