School: Árd Caorthainn (roll number 15217)
- Location:
- Ardkeeran, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0180, Page 223
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- (continued from previous page)out of the fort across in front of him.
He fell back with fright but when he recovered he thought he heard voices in the fort saying some old rhyme.
He went on his journey but he thought that the man was following him all the time. There are three other forts to be seen from tis one and the fairies are supposed to go from one to another.
Around this fort there is a hedge and this man, who was followed by the black man was supposed to have cut the bushes to put in gaps.
It is supposed to be very unlucky to interfere with fairies. There is a fort near Coopershill where lights were supposed to be seen at(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Keaney
- Gender
- Female
