School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- A lot of fairies live in this district of Kells.
A lot of fairies live in a place in Croán, which is about four miles from Kells.
The fort is situated opposite a pit near Brodrick's house in Croán,
Those fairies are a great trouble to the people there.
They take a great many things out of Brodrick's house in Croán.
Those fairies are a great trouble to the people there.
They take a great(continues on next page)- Collector
- Máire Ní Annracán
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kells, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mary Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Kells, Co. Kilkenny