School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)
- Location:
- Burnfort, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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- A married woman was taken into a fort by the fairies, and she left a young child after her. The husband married again. It seems their house was situated near the fort. The poor woman's work in the fort was rocking an old man to sleep.
She used to sing the following:-
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And the old man used to answer
"[?]"
And the poor woman used to go on:-
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And he used to answer:-
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And she used to sing on:-
"[?]"(continues on next page)- Collector
- Donal Archdeacon
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Mary Horgan
- Other names
- Mary Horgan (local name)
- Mrs Fitzgibbon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Drommahane, Co. Cork