School: Cillín Liath, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 13412)

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   earth and stones around each of them. It is called a liss. They are round in shape and are higher than the fields around them. The houses are very deep in the fort. They were built by the Danes long They had a lot of bushes upon the walls around them. There is supposed to be a tunnel from one to the other under the ground.

   

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   There is a liss in Clouncuggar and there is another in Ballyourane. One of them can be seen from the other. There is a ring all around them. There is a fence of earth around them. There is a small hole in the fence where they used to go into it. There is another fort in Clouncugger but it is covered with large flags. It is said that a man was working in that field with a

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Mc Carthy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killeenleagh, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Margaret Mc Carthy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Killeenleagh, Co. Cork