School: Caladh (B.) (roll number 11920)

Location:
Callow, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Ciaráin
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    them late at night.
    Long ago there was a man living near a fort. He used to cut the bushes and dig the fort. One night as he was coming home from a neighbouring house where he was visiting he crossed the fort.
    The Fairies tumbled him across the fields as far as his own house. That was what he got for cutting
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Nulty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cuillonaghtan, Co. Mayo