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School: An Dubh-Chearn (roll number 9534)

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Doochorran, Co. Leitrim
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Bean Mhic an Ríogh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0226, Page 073

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  1. Fairy Forts (continued)

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    crops. It is said that if anybody cut whins or bushes in them that the fairies would be very angry and that the whins would be in bed with these people that night. No lights have ever been seen in these forts. The fairies are supposed to have lived there once.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Harte
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghavilla, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Mitchell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Keenheen, Co. Leitrim