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School: Cluain Mín, Malla (roll number 4448)

Location:
Clonmeen North, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Maurice Meade
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0362, Page 061

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  1. Local Forts (continued)

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    There are three forts in the Parish. They are called by Lios and Forth. There is a fort in the Townland of Lacka. a fort in the Townland of ... another in the Townland of ... The three of them are in view of each other. They are all circular in shape. Earth stones and bushes the fort was made of. No one know the enterance to them A little girl was taken in to the one in ... but she was got out again nothing happened her. I heard about a fort in Mr. Buckley's field. Mr Buckley ploughed the fort. Next morning he got up the pigs were dead in the sty and turned black. All the calves of that year died. The horse's leg was broken and found in the fort. There were blue lights seen in the field
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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
    Biddy O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmeen North, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Pat Mannix
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Gortmore, Co. Cork