An Creideamh sna Liosanna Inniu i gCorcaigh Láir (The Belief in Fairy Forts in Central County Cork Today)

Description

Student project, English transcript, 3 sound recordings of interviews with Jamsie Kearney, Michael Moynihan, Nóra Bean Úi Luibhéad, Tadg Ó Laoire, Patrick Casey, Matt O’ Connor, Mike Twomey, Michael and Peig about the belief in fairy forts, 14 photographs

Creator

Aideen O’Leary

Date

1986

Identifier

96-078

Coverage

Ireland, Munster, County Cork

Collection Items

Excerpt 1: Narrative about someone run a bulldozer through a Lios in Leitrim and his land moved, slid into the next valley.

Excerpt 2: The biggest Lios in Granrioch near Teereltonand how the Ceol Si used to be heard announcing death.

Excerpt 3:…

Excerpt 1: About two connected forts in Ballingeary, one sold to the county council by the landowner.

Excerpt 2: How a man and his wife died after the fort they sold to the council was knocked down.

Excerpt 3: Connections with Mythology and how…

Excerpt 1: Story about a girl who got a cure from a lios but broke the promise not to tell about it.

Excerpt 1: Story about a woman being helped by little people with red caps, to collect her potatoes planted in a lios.

Excerpt 2: Beliefs and stories about interfering with lioses bringing bad luck.

Excerpt 1: Story about dazzling rabbits in the lios.

Excerpt 2: About being superstitious about a local lios.

Excerpt 3: Describing a lios.

Excerpt 1: About two connected forts in Ballingeary, one sold to the county council by the landowner. Excerpt 2: How a man and his wife died after the fort they sold to the council was knocked down. Excerpt 3: Connections with Mythology and how the…
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