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School: Dumha-chaisil

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Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
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Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 225

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    on the summit of Kilturra Hill. It is not known who built it or for what reason it was there.
    People believe yet, that a person should not interfere with forts, but three years ago Mick Finn ploughed and tilled this one.
    After that, everyone said that he would die before the year was out, but this was not true.
    In the same field there was a hawthorn bush. When there was an addition being put to Kilturra grave-yard one of the workmen cut the tree and soon he became blind. After a while while he planted a small bush in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ogham, Co. Sligo