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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

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Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 503

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    field near Ballyard road and there is an underground passage going from it to Blennerville House which is called Slattery's. It is called by the name of Lios Dawmill. The forts are in view of one another.
    Some of the forts are circular in shape and others square.
    Sometimes there are stones around them and somethimes there are briars. There is always an entrance hole in the forts and it is always in the centre. I have never heard or even old people say of anyone going down into a fort.
    There is a fort in Patrick Kerin's field Curraheen. One day he went drawing stones from the fort and the next morning when he went
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    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
    Eily Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Peter Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Ballydunlea, Co. Kerry