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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
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Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 125

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    fences round them.
    The one on the green and the one in Otterstown have trees around them. On the one in "Gleann na Sagart" there is a hole in the side of it. Near it stands a lone bush. This bush is round and people say the fairies used to sit on it, and so if anyone cut this bush a fairy would appear.
    The one in Mr Byrne's field has a hole in the top of it. There is a little path up to the door and it is called "the fairy path". There are not many forts around here.
    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
    Nancy Maye
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr Maye
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath