School: Tooreen (St. Brigid's)
- Location:
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine Ní Fhlannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 63
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- (continued from previous page)used to run from it to Bolands.
Glaveys have another one. There are those bushes in the middle of it and there is a big deep hole and it is built with stones in the middle of the fort and it is said that there is no bottom to it.
There is another one in Healy's in Carton and there is a cave in it and there is a black cat below in it and he is minding a pot of gold. A number of people have tried to go down it but it is impossible.
There is one in Forkan's field the fairies were often seen dancing in the fort and they were also seen having a meeting in that same fort.
There was a man in our village and his name was(continues on next page)
