School: Naas (Mercy Convent) (roll number 15040)
- Location:
- An Nás, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 369
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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.
- Collector
- Maura Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Nás, Co. Chill Dara
- 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.(continues on next page)
