School: Cnoc Breac
- Location:
- An Cnoc Breac, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: M. Ó Maoldúin
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- Fairies
Long ago the old people used to be talking about fairies and where they live. There is a lios at Ashbrook and at Lissean. The fairies used to change twice a year, on May eve and on November eve. When they are changing if they met any good looking person they would take them and change them into fairies.
When the people used to be saving the hay if a breeze came and blew up the hay they people say that the fairies were passing. If the Ban Shee was heard crying near a house the people say that there was someone dying or going to die soon.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cnoc Breac, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Thomas Melody
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- An Chora Bhán, Co. na Gaillimhe