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School: Baile an Churraigh

Location:
Ballincurry, Co. Galway
Teacher:
A. L. Ó Maoileannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 602

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    Fairy Forts
    1. There is a fort in Cloonfaughna west. There is a pond in the middle of the field and it is surrounded by bushes. Every May eve and Novembers eve there is the music of a fiddle heard.
    2. Gort Na Fianna: - A man once dug a hole there and it was closed up in the morning. If a person goes into this field at night he can't find his way out until daylight.
    3. Love's field:- There was an army of soldiers in it one time. They were killed and their bodies were buried in the fort.
    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
    Marion Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Pádraig Ó Dhubhdha
    Gender
    Male