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School: Kilgobnet

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Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry
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Séamus Ó Cinneide; Ellen Foley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0471, Page 371

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  1. A Fairy Story

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    Long ago a little girli of 9 years lived in Shanara in this district and one day she fell asleep near a fort that was near her house. Her name was Catherine.
    When she was waking up she saw a strange man crossing the ditch. She got sick soon afterwards and changed altogether and sh'ed drink all the whisky that could be got for her. Before she died her skin withered up and her teeth grew terribly long and she was like a woman of a hundred years.
    It is how she was spirited away by the fairies while she was asleep and another person put there instead of her.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs James Cahill
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shanacloon, Co. Kerry