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There is an old story told about a fort in Burrane.

Abstract: Story collected by John O' Brien, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0629/1/14

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County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Clare Schools

COLLECTOR
Brien, John O'
Gender
male

transcribed at

 

Knockerra (B.) Killimer [duchas:4878781]

There is an old story told about a fort in Burrane. One night when a man was coming home from a neighbouring house he was passing this fort and he saw an old man coming out of the fort and he stood in the middle of the road and stopped the man, and he asked him to go into the fort with him. The man refused to go at first, but the old man caught him and pulled him into the fort, and he kept him asking him questions for about an hour. Then he told the man that he could go home. The man was very much frightened and he went home as quickly as he could. When he went in his wife asked him what kept him, and he told her the whole story. She was greatly surprised when she heard the story. Next morning the man felt sick and his wife sent for the priest and he came and heard his confession and gave him Communion and anointed him. The man was very bad and after some time he died.

Origin information
Knockerra, Co. Clare
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 016
Volume 0629
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ringforts   linked data (lcsh)
Fairy forts--Ráthanna
School location
KnockerraCnoc DhoireKilrushMoyartaClare
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5079774
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0629/1/14

Suggested credit
"There is an old story told about a fort in Burrane."in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5079774>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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