School: Iubhrach (roll number 8074)
- Location:
- Uragh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Cristíne Ní Shíoda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 310
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- (continued from previous page)bride's home. They would cheer the bride and groom and ask them for the first dance, this would be followed by nice music, dancing and singing.
- In my district fairy forts are very plentiful. These forts are sometimes called rath, fort or liss.
In Uragh there are a number of forts but they are not within view of one another.
Most of these forts are of a round shape. A fence of stones is around some of them and a fence of stones is around more of them. Fairy people were supposed to have lived in these forts.
Some years ago a girl slept at a fort when she awoke her mouth was crooked. After this no-body ever interfered with forts as they thought them unlucky. - Collector
- G. Gallagher
- Address
- Uragh, Co. Leitrim
