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School: Baile an Bhile (B.) (roll number 12195)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
John F. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 060

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    round little hill. There is a fence around it and there are thorn bushes growing on it. It is in the farm of Peter Mulkeen. There is a hole in the centre of the fort. There is a place where a door used to be and it is said that people used to go into the fort. it is said that the Danes lived in it once.
    The fort was never ploughed. There are a great many rabbits in the fort. There was once a man coming across the fort one night and he went astray. Nobody likes to go across the fort at night. There used to be a light seen in it on November's night. There used to be music heard in the fort also.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Belesker, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Belesker, Co. Mayo