School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 04_006

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  1. One night Peter Jennings of Cloonskill was coming in from Tuohy's in Cordarragh. When he was passing by the fort he was put back again by the fairies. When he was put back again he was left there all night walking through the bogs. Although he was all night there he was not a bit wet. He was walking through John Walshe's big and John Kelly's bog which are both full of holes filled with water. Next morning when he went home he was as dry as if he had never been in the bog. They did not know in the house where he was and they were all surprised at his story.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Edward Grady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonskill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tom Jennings
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonskill, Co. Mayo