School: Doire Clathach (Derryclough), Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 11931)
- Location:
- Derryclogh Lower, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Firbisigh
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- (continued from previous page)the ball but when they were nearly in to it, it scattered out in 12 or 13 different lights and went in different directions.
About dusk another evening a man named Daniel Dempsey (RIP) went down to his bog for a bag of turf. On looking towards Carrigbawn he saw the head-lights of a lorry coming down the bogs toward him. He knew it was a fairy light and started off home and left turf bag and all behind him.
Near Derrigrea a place east of the village of Drimoleague three people were killed near the same spot, Mahoney, Donovan, and Hurley. Every night before they were killed a foxy woman walked along that road.
One Night two men were watching the fairy lights. One started at the top(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máigréad Ní Chárthaig
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Driminidy South, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Bean Ní Donnabháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Driminidy South, Co. Cork
