School: Tigneatha
- Location:
- Tíne, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomhánaigh
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- In this school district there are many "Fairy Forts" such as Lisduff and Raheen. In ancient times fairies lived in Lisduff. The fort is about a hundred yards from my house. Long ago the fairies used to come out at night and spend many hours hurling. They were small men about three feet in height. When the people in this district used to be hurling the fairies often came along and played with them. The fairies had horses of their own or in some cases they used to come to the houses of the people in the district and take their horses away. In the middle of the night they would leave back the horses and they would be black with sweat. There is an old fort in Walshe's field which is in this district. People say that a black cat used to be seen there. It was said that he was minding a pot of gold.
- Collector
- Teresa Broderick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Lios Dubh, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Laurence Broderick
- Age
- 60
- Address
- An Lios Dubh, Co. na Gaillimhe
