School: Killorglin (B.) (roll number 12832)
- Location:
- Killorglin, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0434, Page 311
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FolkloreThere was once an old fort, and an old man used to cross it very late every night. No one used to cross it but himself. One night when he was going by the fort he began to get nervous. Very soon he heard lovely singing. After a while he saw a fairy running after him. The fairy caught him on the arms and led him into a cave, and the faries made supper for him. Then they made a bed for the old man, and he went to bed. All the night long the faries sat on the side of his bed singing to the man, and soon he went to sleep. About seven o'clock in the morning he was wakened by singing. He asked them would they give him a couple of crocks of gold it they could afford it. Each one of the faries gave him a crock of gold. Then he began to thank them, but they told him not to be thanking them. So after a couple of days he went home to his wife, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seósamh Ó Súilliobháin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Dunmaniheen, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Micheál Ó Súilliobháin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Dunmaniheen, Co. Kerry
