School: Killygordon (roll number 11585)
- Location:
- Killygordon, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: M. Eibhlín Ní Loinsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 304
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- In olden times the people talked more about fairies than they do now. I heard them saying that they were always seen on Crogham-Hill, that is about seven miles from here I also heard them say that there were hawthorn bushes growing beside a house not far from here, and the people were afraid to cut them as it seems they belong to the fairies.
I never heard of any other name for the place that the fairies lived in unless a fort I think that it was nearly all trees that surrounded the fairy fort. I do not know if there is an entrance hole in the centre or not, or of any person that ever when down to view it.
The only thing I ever heard about the fairies was an old man from around here was up(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maud Guthrie
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killygordon, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Guthrie
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Killygordon, Co. Donegal
