School: Naas (Mercy Convent) (roll number 15040)

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   On the Fairy Flax, Naas, there is sometimes seen a man without a head. It is supposed that he is a priest, because he is wearing the Roman collar.

   

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   About ten years ago, there lived in Sallins three miles from Naas, a woman who was supposed to be in communication with the fairies. Every morning when she awoke she found that the ashes from the previous day had been cleaned away, and a half-crown left on the hearth. In Oldtown on de Burgh's domain, there are two terraces. In olden days these terraces served as hiding places for the Irish soldiers, and the fairies are supposed to live there now. One night about fifteen years ago, a man named Mr.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Statia Costello

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Sallins Road, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   Mr Doyle

   Gender

   Male