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School: Clún na Gaoithe (roll number 8740)

Location:
Cloongee, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Héaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0125, Page 397

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    There is a fort in this district. The people call it a fort. It is in the village of Cloongee and the parish of Toomore and about two miles south of Foxford. There is no fort in sight of it. It is round and there is a mound of earth around it. There is not a hole in the middle. It was the Danes that built it for protection in time of war. When they would see their enemies coming they would go up on the top of the fort and start firing bows and arrows.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Pat Ruane
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloongee, Co. Mayo