School: Sceichín an Rince, Cloichín an Mhargaidh
- Location:
- Sceichín an Rince, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Domhnall Ua Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 183
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- Once upon a time there was a man living in Ballinatona. He was coming home late one night. He had been playing cards at a neighbours house and he had to cross a stream which was flowing through a lios. When he was passing by the lios a girl dressed in white followed him. She had a stick in her hand and she asked him his name but he did not answer her. She told him to wait at the stream until he would see a light in front of him. The man walked on and he crossed the stream without waiting. When he went home he got very sick and he never got better again.
- There is a lios in the townland of Ballinatona. It is in the farm of Ned Casey. It is a square shape and it is built with white stones. Long ago the people of the district called it "an lios geal" because it was built with white stones.
- Informant
- John Whelan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Baile na Tóna, Co. Luimnigh
