School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)
- Location:
- Monadarragh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 421
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- (continued from previous page)It is also said that churning was heard in this fort, and people when they would go to milk their cows, the cows would have no milk.
One night a man was coming from his Céilid and he had to pass a fort. As he went by the fort, the fairies began shouting at him "Come out here". When he went out there, he heard voices from some other place saying "Come out here". He was kept there till morning going from place to place.
There was a man at Ballinamuck long ago and every night he went to neighbouring houses to céilid. He had to go through a fort on his way and one night he found a creel in the fort. He brought the creel home and was carrying potatoes in it the next day.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonwhelan, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Wynn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Clonwhelan, Co. Longford
