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School: Convent Girls' School, Ballymote

Location:
Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0183, Page 221

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    astonished to see it turn at the bottom and come up the whole way again and was left down at their feet.
    The boys then saw a light which disappered in a minute, the poor boys were badly frightened and they ran home.
    After that they would not pass the fort at night.
    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
    Mary Flanagan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Miss Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Ballymote, Co. Sligo