School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

Location:
Abbey, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0428

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    in Ballygown. There is a lot of bushes around this fort. You could not see this fort except you went up very near it because it is covered all round with ferns and bushes. It is lately they people knew about this fort because it is covered.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barnaboy, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Bob Larkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barnaboy, Co. Galway