School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 22_028
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- In the town-land of Gurtacrissane there is a fort.
There are black thorn trees growing around it. The ditch is about three feet in height. This fort the field is in is called the "Clover Field".
One night about a year ago there was a light seen in that field it was there for a couple of nights. There are (also) fairies there.
One night a boy was going down the road. The fairies came out across the gate and hunted the boy up the road again.
There was a well long side it. A woman was washing clothes(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán M. Ó Murchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Joseph Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greenville, Co. Kerry
