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School: St. Brigid's, Newbliss (roll number 4192)

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Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
John Cunningham
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 182

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    There are forts in the district of the school - in the townlands of Rosnaglough, Faltaugh, Hillycraggy, Lisnagonway, Descart, Ionagh and Cremoyle. They are all circular in shape and a fence of earth around each.
    They are locally supposed to be inhabited by fairies.
    Plenty of people in Faltaugh fort looked for gold but found nothing but little clay pipes which the fairies smoked.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Greenan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Owen Sherry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Tonagh, Co. Monaghan