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School: Baile Dubh, (C.) (roll number 15541)

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Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Dhriaghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 546

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  2. Fairy Forts

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    In our farm in the townland of Aglish there is a Lios or Fairy Fort where fairies are supposed to be seen. People will not pass it once it is dark, it is supposed to be haunted by the fairies and people say that they have heard music there at the dead hour of night.
    It is situated between Aglish graveyard and a farm owned by Jack Ring. It takes up about a quarter of an acre of land. It is a field a good distance from the road and there is a stream between the Lios and the road.
    This stream joins the Blackwater by some underground channel or pipe. There is
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