School: Carnalassan (roll number 6106)
- Location:
- Carrownalassan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Eoghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 197
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- In a neighbour's field there is a fort. Two children were gathering sheep for the night and they were going through a creep when one of them thought she heard music. She stopped and told the other one to listen. They saw a ring of small men and women who were playing music. The fairies were very old looking. After going round the fort a couple of times a small door opened in its side and they all disappeared into the fort. I heard of a man once who lived alone. He kept one cow. She strayed away on him. He was working in the fields one day near a fort. He got very tired(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Joseph O' Donnell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Casheltauna, Co. Roscommon
