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School: Baile Meadhonach (roll number 10675)

Location:
An Baile Meánach, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
Micheal Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0036, Page 0089

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    rooms underneath divided by stone walls, he also found that there were two tunnels leading out from the fort each in a different direction. One of those tunnels is supposed to be leading to the castle of Seefin and the other to castle of Cregg.
    These forts were supposed to have been built by Danes as a place of hiding their stolen goods. The tunnels were used as a way travelling from one place to another unnoticed. Fairy people were supposed to have lived in them also.
    One night as a man be the name of Patrick Crowe was comming home from visit
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Connaughton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Cartrún, Co. na Gaillimhe
    Informant
    Patrick Power
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 70
    Address
    An Cartrún, Co. na Gaillimhe