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School: Christ Church, Castlebar (roll number 14358)

Location:
Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A. C. Ní Mhaitiú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0154, Page 229

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    A fort is a place where the people long ago used to protect themselves from the wild animals. It is a piece of land with a deep drain all round it. The people used to build little wooden houses inside where they lives. They left a passage across the drain to go in and out for their food.
    These forts now are used by the fairies. They are said to stay in them at night.
    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
    Collector
    Thomas Carson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontybaunan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Alfred Carson
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloontybaunan, Co. Mayo