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School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)

Location:
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 705

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  1. Fairy Forts (continued)

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    A light has been seen by people flashing from one fort to another like signals. The Danes are supposed to have built them ; and people are supposed to have lived in them.
    Music has often been heard by people at Kilmacow, Kanturk Co. Cork on the eve of a person's death.
    The house of Mr. Priestly is built on a fort at Castle-park, Kanturk. It was built by a man named Gilchrist. When he was building it, an old man came and told him not to build the house ; because it would be felled every night and it so happened. He met the old man again ; and the old man told him to build his house where a feather when flung into the air would land, but he would not do this.
    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
    John Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Martin Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork