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School: Killygordon (roll number 11585)

Location:
Killygordon, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. Eibhlín Ní Loinsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 305

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    one night very late. He went out to the field beside his house and he saw a lot of fairies dressed in red coats and marching round the field beating on tin cans as if they were drums.
    Maud Guthrie, Killygordon, Co Donegal.
    Collected from Mrs Guthrie, aged 80 years, Main Street, Killygordon, Co Donegal.
    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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maud Guthrie
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killygordon, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Guthrie
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Killygordon, Co. Donegal