School: An Chathair (roll number 5119)
- Location:
- Caher West, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Tuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0461, Page 589
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- (continued from previous page)that used to take the butter and he made the churn and he made good butter, ever afterwards.
- One night a girl was returning late from a dance. She was passing a "lios" when she heard music inside. She went in and she saw the fairies dancing. She stayed looking at them for some time. Then one of the fairies asked her to go out for a set. This she did but as soon as she touched the fairy's hand all the fairies disappeared.
The girl went home and the next day she was very sick. She remained that way for about a week and then she died. It is believed that the fairies carried her away.
