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School: Hanly Memorial Castlerea (roll number 1086)

Location:
Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An Br. Seosamh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0247, Page 007

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    An Old Fort.
    There is an old Fort in my district in the Townland of Brackloon. It is in the heart of a big field.
    There are a great number of trees surrounding the fort and the old, old people of Brackloon maintain that those trees were not planted by human beings but by the "Good People"! The people would not dare touch the trees!
    One nigh a man was coming from a well near the Fort when he was startled by sweet music! He went over to the Fort and there he heard music and dancing inside in the Fort! He saw nothing and so he got home as quickly as he could!
    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
    Francis Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brackloon, Co. Roscommon