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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 224

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    the townland of Listrisnane, it is also enclosed by trees and all kinds of bushes.
    In the centre of this fort there is a big [?]. One time a few boys went in this fort and they brought a lighted candle with them. With the aid of this candle they were able to see fully the rooms in the interior. They kept on going from room to room until they came to stone steps leading to other rooms and passages going in all directions. They came back the same way then and there was nothing of the room they had gone through but stone seats.
    Those forts are supposed to have been built
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    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
    Bridie Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toocananagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Toocananagh, Co. Mayo