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School: Baile Meadhonach (roll number 10675)

Location:
Ballymanagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Micheal Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036, Page 0092

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    crops. The owner of the land where the fort is situated is Thomas Tarpy. So many years ago Thomas Kerse and Thomas Menihan were passing by this fort about one o clock and they heard singing and dancing and they saw three girls standing outside the fort. They were dressed in white and when they saw them coming they disappeared. Long ago the danes were hiding in this fort. These forts were built the time of the war for safety.
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    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
    Annie Kerse
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Monksfield, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Kerse
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monksfield, Co. Galway