School: Doirín na nDamh (roll number 5348)
- Location:
- Derreenneanav, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0467, Page 264
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“The ancient Irish were very much given to fairy stories and many old people still believe in them.”
(continued from previous page)but nobody could be seen kicking it, though the noise of the kicks on the barrel was quite audible.
Then, the barrel, like the ball, disappeared down through the field and was seen no more.
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“The old people still say the fairies used to play hurley long ago.”
The old people still say the fairies used to play hurley long ago.One night they went into a house and took a man with them. He met his uncle among the fairies who told him not to go near a certain man or if he did he would fall dead. The ghost was trying to knock him all night but he did not. When the game was finished the fairies carried the man home safely and put him to bed and in a short time he died - Collector
- Bridie Nash
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rossmore Island, Co. Kerry