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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 187

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    Then she threw the root away for fear they would be entering in. At midnight there came an awful cry on the farm. They passed the house and into the byre. Then it said, "The creatures are all killed this night". The man rose out of his bed and he was not frightened to go out. When he went out he saw his asses and his two cows dead. When his wife got up in the morning she said that she was glad that she threw away the stick and if it remained in the house they would have murdered themselves.
    Annie Hanly, Kilcurley, Adare, Co. Limerick.
    From Mrs. M. Hanly, Kilcurley, Adare, Co. Limerick. (50 yrs)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Hanly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcurly, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs M. Hanley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Kilcurly, Co. Limerick