School: Knockjames

Location:
Knockjames, Co. Clare
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. A Fort
    14th February 1938.
    There is a fort not far from here. There was the finest music heard playing one night in the. It was said it was a man who was drunk that heard it. He lay down to sleep when e heard the music, and he never woke for seven years. When the seven years were up; he woke up and thought he had been only one night sleeping for one night.
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    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
    Nellie Digedan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Digedan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryulk Middle, Co. Clare