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  1. A Story about a Fort

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    In every fort there is an entrance hole. People often tried to go down, but they got a sore hand or leg or a swollen finger or some máchaill or other. One day Mrs. Faley's brother was passing Ferm fort he heard "tic teac"; he stood still to listen where it was, and he saw a little man hammering a little shoe under
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry