School: Gleann
- Location:
- Glan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)left the chapel with the exception of Séan and the priest. The priest asked Séan if there was any danger and he answered "no" as he knew all about it from the man who had appeared to him.
Some of the barques were wrecked in the harbour and it is said that one could walk across some strand on the backs of dead horses which had left the ships.
The Sidhe Gaoithe is a stormy wind which moves circulary. They are most frequent in May. The Sidhe Gaoithe whirls the dust and light things up in the air. They are said to be fairy winds and there is a saying that if you threw a fistful of dust at it, the wind would not harm you.
There is a story of a Sidhe Gaoithe which is said to be true, whether it is or not. There was a man working in a field in Colla near the sea. His waistcoat was near him on the ground. Long ago the waistcoats had sleeves on them. A Sidhe Gaoithe came and swept the waistcoat up in the air and(continues on next page)
