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School: Monaghan (Clochar Lughaidh) (roll number 359)

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Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Sr Déaglán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 238

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    and the way to get to this cellar would be up a tunnel underneath the earth from the foot of the hill that the fort is situated on. It is wrong to clear these forts or to touch them in any way it is a lonely place and people do not like to go near it at night. These forts which I have mentioned are in my townland, Listillen, it is in the Parish of Killevan and in the county of Monaghan.
    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
    Kathleen Mc Farlane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Bernard Mc Farlane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listellan, Co. Monaghan