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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 225

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    by the Tuatha De Danann, a pagan tribe who are supposed to have come to Ireland in the early ages. They dwelt in those forts and they also used them as hiding places when the enemy was in pursuit of them. Some people say that they dwell in the forts still and that they are the fairies.
    The owners of the land in which these forts are never interfere with them. One man however built a barn on a fort and put his fowl into it. When he arose the next morning the fowl were all killed and the roof gone off the barn. He put it all down to the building of the barn on the fort...
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toocananagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Toocananagh, Co. Mayo