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School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)

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Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 115

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    Fairy Forts
    There are some fairy forts in this district. They are of cicular shape and they are fenced with stone walls and there no entrance. There are some stories connected with these forts One is about a horse in the summer. a few years ago, men were working in the meadow where one of the forts are -he horse was eating grass beside the fort, and he went in to it, he took a [fil?] of galloping he galloping round the
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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
    Lena Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim