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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 06_008

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    There are three or four fairy forts in my school district. None of them are in view of each other. One of them are in the hill in a green place called Baintóg [?] Bháin. There is a few stones around it.
    There is a creagán called Creagán Ua [?] Máile. On the creagán there is a bainteóg called Bainteóg a’ Phíobra. It was called so because fairy music was herd there. The fairies live there. It is in Leachta.
    There is another fort the west side of the school.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Ted Hastings
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrymore, Co. Mayo