School: Soran, Longford (roll number 14683)
- Location:
- An Sorn, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Wilfred O'Callaghan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 135
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- I live in the townland of Soran, in the parish of Killoe, and in the barony of Aughaboy. I heard these customs from my uncle. They were very common in olden times but they are not common nowadays.
One night around Hallow Eve there were two men making a cart. They heard a faint noise and when they looked under the cart they saw a fairy making a wooden shoe.
There was a man going to a fair and under an ash bush he saw a party of fairies. They were playing "hide and go seek" round(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Sorn, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Hugh Brady
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- An Sorn, Co. an Longfoirt
