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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
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P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 239

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    there. It was about six o'clock on a Sunday evening and they were all enjoying the game, when to their great surprise they saw a big man standing beside them and he was shaped like a boat. He told them to go home and never be seen there again. He told them that that was a place for the fairies to play. The boys got frightened and ran home, so that ended the hurling or football kicking in Boat-Hollow.

    Lil Mannion
    Told by her mother
    Elizabeth Mannion
    Tullabeg
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lil Mannion
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullaghbeg, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Elizabeth Mannion
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Tullaghbeg, Co. Offaly