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School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)

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Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
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Máire Ní Gharaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 090

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  1. Fairy Forts in Drumard Jones

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    In Drumard Jones there are three fairy forts. They are about a quarter of a mile away from one other. Two of them are on a hill the other is in a field near a bog. They are in a straight line.
    In the winter nights lights can be seen even to the present day going from one fort to another. Often in the twilight lights can be seen hanging on to some of the trees in the fort.
    The forts are square. The are no mud ditches but there are some trees. Some of the trees are blown down. The owners never interfere with them when ploughing.
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  2. Fort and Sweat-House in Cloonfannan

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    In the townland of Cloonfannon stand the ruins of a sweat house in the middle of a fort in a field belonging
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Newton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Moherrevan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Tommy Newton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Moherrevan, Co. Leitrim