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School: Ballinakill (C.) (roll number 896)

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Ballinakill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Eilís Ní Cheirín
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    fairies or that they ever existed and claim that the raths were fortifications in olden times, that there were castles or towers in the centre, and that the mounds of earth were built around them for protection.
    Information supplied by,
    Mr John Fitzpartick,
    Monaclear,
    Ballinakill,
    Leix. Age 42.
    Maggie Fitzpatrick,
    Monaclear,
    Ballinakill,
    Leix. 5th November 1937
    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
    Maggie Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moneycleare, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr John Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Moneycleare, Co. Laois