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Abstract: Story collected by Mary Coleman, a student at Glenidan school (Glenidan, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0722/1/90

Mhaoldhia, [Teacher]

Ireland. Department of Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht [Funder]

University College Dublin [Funder]

National Folklore Foundation [Funder]
Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann [Funder]

Loading... School Glenidan [Vol. 0722, Chapter 0001]

County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Westmeath Schools

COLLECTOR: Coleman, Mary
Gender: female

Story text TEI

transcribed at

Folklore [duchas:4979314]

Folklore 

There is a gate in Mabestown call Hope's gate which is supposed to be connected with fairies. When the men were building the wall the fairies use to turn them inside out during the night and in the morning the men used to fix the walls again. The next night the same thing used to be done, and at last the men had to leave them the way that the fairies turned them. Fr. Martin was killed there while he was riding on horse-back. There is a big heap of stones marking the place where he fell dead. 
Mary Coleman

Resource description

Origin information: Glenidan, Co. Westmeath
Date created: [1937] – [1938]
Type of Resource: text
Physical description: p. 100
Volume 0722
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bean Uí Mhaoldhia.
Languages: English eng
Genre: Folktale
Subject: Supernatural beings linked data (afset); Supernatural and legendary beings--Neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha
School location: Glenidan Gleann Fhiodan Glenidan St. Mary's Fore Westmeath
Story location: Mabestown Mabestown Delvin Delvin Westmeath
Location: https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5115465
Location: University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .
Original reference: 0722/1/90
Suggested credit: "Folklore"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_5115465>
Note: Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Bean Uí Mhaoldhia.
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.