School: Gleann Gort, Caisleán Nua Thiar (roll number 7329)
- Location:
- Glengort South, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Treasa, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0492, Page 151
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- (continued from previous page)be a market in a place called "Knock-a Warriga". In later times where the boys and girls were merry at that time and it was strange to say there wasn't a tinker to be seen at that time at a pattern, race, or fair. All the people were bare footed during these times.
A mile to the north west near the banks of the Feale there was a churchyard where infants who were unbaptised were buried. A quarter of a mile from my house to the west is a fort where the fairies are supposed to live, and it must be true for witnesses say they used to come every evening for a pot and have it back in good time.
A certain man had a cow that used be milked every night and he was surprised who was doing it. He watched this night to see what was up. He had a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Curtin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Toornafulla, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Patrick Leahy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 95
- Address
- Toornafulla, Co. Limerick
