School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)
- Location:
- Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
- Teacher: S. Ó Beirn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 02_025
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- There are many "dúnta" around this place and old fairy tales referring to them also.
There is one on the south side of Kinvara. Once there was a man passing that one on his way home from town. He delayed a while near the "lios" while lighting his pipe. As he was lighting it he saw a light inside the wall near the "lios". He looked at the light nervously. Then, many fairies came out of the "lios" and invited him in. He ventured in and spent the night there, dancing, eating, drinking, and sing-(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nuala Ní Bheirn
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- M. Shiel
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Castletaylor South, Co. Galway
