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1. The Fairies of Lisín Beag (continued)

   

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   "Lucky or unlucky. I will return tomorrow to see what awaits me at its walls."
   He went back the next day and what was his delight but to see a large wooden box and a barrel of potatoes in bags placed on a boulder near the fort.
   He opened the box and there were the hundred pounds in gold.
   From that time on he and his family never knew poverty again.

   

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2. The Blackthorn of Baile na Coille

   

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   Near the fort of Lisin Beag stands a blackthorn tree which the people believe to be three hundred years old. No one has ever touched or eaten the luscious berries with which it is clothed in Autumn. To do so would bring death and misfortune. Round it, on moonlight nights, the fairies dance and hold their revels. Woe to the passers-by who

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bríd Bhreathnach

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Address

   Bunnyconnellan, Co. Mayo