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School: Cill Cruain (B)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 427

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    In this parish forts are very common and they are all circular in shape. There are about ten of them in this district. They are big mounds of earth with big old trees growing on their banks. There is a big fort in Patrick Tarmey's field and it is on a hill. It is situated in Ballyglass and around about it is a big ditch.
    There is another fort in Tom Burke's field and it is long in shape. In it there are big rocks and big old trees growing on its banks. Long ago the fairies were heard in it There is another fort in Dan Flanagan's field in Ballyglass The people of this parish never sloughed the forts or sowed crops in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Martin Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballyglass South, Co. Galway