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School: Killadangan (roll number 4854)

Location:
Killadangan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Bean Uí Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138C, Page 01_006

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    An old story teller from the village told me a story last winter about a man that was coming home from card playing about 1 oc in the night, and he was cycling.
    He had to pass along a lonely road called "Maam Na Ceasar" which was haunted. There was a big hill in the road and as he was nearing the top of this hill, he saw beautiful plains of land covered over with fairies.
    He did not mind them but kept going his way, and was going to put his
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Salmon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Deerpark West, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Mc Greal
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Deerpark West, Co. Mayo