School: Gort an Locha (roll number 1414)

Location:
Gortalough, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
S. Ó Docraigh
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  2. Here is a story my mother told me. She heard it from her father :-
    One night a man was coming home from a dance, and on his way he had to cross some fields. In one of them there was a fort. As soon as the man reached it, he began to get afraid. When he passed by the fort he saw several lights in the middle of it. Suddenly all the lights disappeared, and a large crowd of horsemen and horses came forth. Before
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