School: Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann (roll number 4230)
- Location:
- Lisgoold North, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cathasaigh
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“There are several forts in the Parish. ...”
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“There are several old forts in this parish...”
There are several old forts in this parish some of which only a rising ground can be seen. There is a fort between the Owenacurra and Lisgoold river from which Lisgoold derives its name This fort it one of the principal ones of the parish. There are two forts in one of our fields of which there is nothing to be seen but a low rising ground can be seen. The general name for them here is fort. There is no opening or tunnel into any of them There is a fort in Corbally, two in Corbally bawn, one in Ballincurrig, and two in Cilleagh near Ballycrana. There is a story told of an old woman who dreamt she would get a crock of gold in the Corbally fort, and told some boys of it.
They in order to play a joke on her got a can filled it of pieces of tin and iron and covered it with clay in(continues on next page)