School: Gaile, Caisleán Mumhan (roll number 15299)
- Location:
- Gael, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Meachair
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- Fairy Forts
There is a fairy fort in our farm in the townland of Glenbane. One night Tom Doyle was passing at about half past twelve. He heard a lovely fiddle the nicest music he ever heard. He lisened. He kept walking because he thought of a story about a man that heard and listened and was taken by the fairies. Another night two men named Mick and Ned Brennan were cutting a hurley. They cut it several times but they could not knock it but when they went out the next morning it was on the ground.
- There is one fort in Mr Tom Dwyer's and there is another one in Mr O Meara's. they are called forts. There is a fort in the townland of Clahague. There is a green path from Mr Tom Dwyer's fort to Mr O Meara's.They are round and shape with(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Hayes
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Eochaidh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- John Hayes
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Eochaidh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
