School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)
- Location:
- Adare, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Mechtildes
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- Legend of Knockfierna.There was a man who was always roving about the country and it happened that he came to the foot of Knockfierna. He had heard of a story relating to a hole which was said to be the entrance to a fairy palace and of a man who explored it and was never seen again. But this man had great courage and said he would explore it too, as he was not afraid of fairies or ghosts.Then suddenly he saw a man riding towards him on a white horse. He was friendly with him and they rode on for a distance.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Sheehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curraghbeg, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- M. Sheehan
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Currahchase, Co. Limerick