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School: Knocktoosh, Ráthluirc (roll number 12786)

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Knocktoosh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghruagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0490, Page 133

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    My father told me that there is an old fort in my Townland of Banemore. He told me there did a cow calve one day, inside in a fort and the owner of the cow was looking for her, and after a long time they got the cow and the calf in the fort. The people carried away the cow and calf and put them in to the house, that night it is said the good people were around the house. and on the next morning the owner of the cow went to see her and the calf was dead, and it is said the good people were around the house for a
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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
    Mary R. Buckley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Banemore, Co. Limerick