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School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)

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Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
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Mrs. Flood
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0248, Page 187

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    There is a fairy-fort in Lavallyroe. Long ago the people used to bury children that were not baptized in it. It is a nice looking place. There are bushes growing around it. There is a nice walk around it. Long ago people heard fairy horse and cars and traps running around the path. About twelve o'clock some nights a beautiful light would be seen in the middle of the fort. The people were not afraid of it because they were used to it. There is a fort in Gurteen. Unbaptized children were buried in it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Teresa Noone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gorteenacammadil, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Maria Fleming
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Gorteenacammadil, Co. Roscommon