School: An Corr Dubh (roll number 14339)
- Location:
- Corduff, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Giolla'n Átha
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- Augharan fort stands beside the road and is circular in shape and composed entirely of earth and raised about four feet above the adjoining ground; no ditch surrounds it. The entrance must have been on the East side as the ground is quite level. Several large ash trees grow inside this fort; they were all cut down inside the last 30 years.
About 50 years ago the fishermen used to sit up during the short summer nights to fish; they often heard the sound of axes and crosscuts after twelve o'clock, yet when morning came no trees had been(continues on next page)- Informant
- Patrick O' Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Agharann, Co. Leitrim
- (continued from previous page)Peter Lee, Carrickavoher: Whooping cough.
Mrs Lyons, Corroneary: Warts and strain.
Mrs Willie Carroll, Corroneary: Pain in the ear.
John Mitchell, Lavereen: Headache.
Hugh McEntire, Gortemone: Erysipelas.
Michael Lyons, Corronneary: Strain.
James Curran, Corriga: Whooping cough.