School: Nuadhchongbháil (Nohoval) (roll number 10326)

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Scart, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Siobhán, Bean Uí Riada
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Mc Elliotrim
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydwyer West, Co. Kerry
  2. James Flynn of Gortalea has a fort in his farm. There used fairies live in it.
    One night a fairy woman came to Mrs Myles who lived in the same yard as James Flynn and asked her for the loan of a pot. Mrs Myles gave it to her and she brought it back at the same hour the next night. She told her not to be throwing out water but to
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