School: Ceis (roll number 15342)
- Location:
- An Chéis, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 446
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- (continued from previous page)ago, a man named Mick Scanlon from Carroweagh went into it. When he came out he met a man named Bryan and he told him that he saw a coffin with little red lights. Shortly afterwards Scanlon died.
It is said that on November night the fairies change from one fort to the other. During the Winter's nights red lights are often seen going from Brennan's fort to ours and long ago music was often heard at these forts.
- Collector
- Mary Costello
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Grianán, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Costello
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Grianán, Co. Shligigh
