School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 248
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- (continued from previous page)Another secret building was situated in GOLEEN. It was built across the quay leading from a hotel which was owned by a man named Canty. Lodgers often came to the hotel and the man used to take them back to the secret room. Whilst they were talking to him he shifted a lock in the trap door which was in the room which caused the floor of the room to go to the side and the lodger was thrown down into the tide. He then had a net with which he hauled up the corpse and took whatever money he possessed. Around this place is ever since haunted. Lights were frequently seen there and cries were often heard
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Many old fairy tales are told about this locality. Once a man named Levis of Drishane was coming from "sgoruideacting". It is said that on his journey he met the fairies who took him away to a fairy fort in AHAKISTSA. His people made inquiries but they could not find out what(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Josephina Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drishane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Richard Moynihan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Drishane, Co. Cork
