School: Maigh Locha (Cailíní)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Challaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 145

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 145

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    of old. there is no hole in the centre but it is believed that there is an underground passage in the fort which can not be found.
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  2. There is a fairy fort in my district. It is called Cnoc na Sidheoga. There is a fence of stone around it with trees growing in the middle of it. There is an entrance hole in it which is covered with a big stone flag.
    There was once a woman who had only one cow and the fairies took her and every day after the woman used to see the
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