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1. Fairy Forts

   

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   There is an old fort near Clooncahir wood and there are fairies in it. John Boyle saw a fairy in it and he did not like to go near it since, because he is afraid. In the dark evenings John or Tom has to go for the cows. One evening John Boyle was ploughing the field in the fort, and he saw something hopping in at the old house. An old horse that he was ploughing with must have seen it, for he ran away and broke the plough. He never ploughed it after that and I think he never will

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Conboy

   Gender

   Male

2. Fairy Forts

   

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   There are a few fairy forts around here. There is one in Philip McGowan's land. Tommy Carroll and Bob Reilly were coming home from a dance one night, and it was all lit up, and they went up by it and they said the saw a fairy riding a horse. Another night a man was coming through it and the tail of his coat was plucked. He had a pack of cards in his pocket and he threw them out, and next morning he went back to see would he get them. He got them packed up and a stone on top of them. I never saw them but

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