School: Kilmore (roll number 13010)
- Location:
- Kilmore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Eilís, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0204, Page 259
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- XML “Derrinvona”
- XML “An Old Graveyard”
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- Brigid Corristine
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Pat Corristine
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Killadiskert, Co. Leitrim
- There is an old graveyard in Carrigan's land in Derrinvona. Every year the fairies pass this way. At day light in the morning a large crowd of fairies come down the valley and as they come near the graveyard they begin to talk and laugh and sing and make great noise and they keep at this until they go away.
It is said that in an old lyre(continues on next page)
