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School: Largy (roll number 10509)

Location:
Largy, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tadhg Mac Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 330

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    A Fairy Fort
    There are many traces of forts to be seen in this district and it is said that there forts were inhabited by fairies long ago.
    There is a trace of one fairy fort on the "Bar of Glebe" and I have heard old people tell a story about it. A man had his cows grazing in this field and one of them broke her foot at nightfall in the fort. The owner of the cow got two neighbouring men to help him to make shelter for her the night as she was unable to walk to the byre. They were just starting to work when they saw someone coming to them.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Gilligan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Gilligan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Glebe, Co. Leitrim