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School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 2909)

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Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 036

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    Pat Roche sowed oats in a fort in Knockfierna. One day he went to see the oats, and it was over ripe. He decided to cut the oats the next morning, but when he went to the fort there was no oats there but green grass.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Patrick Bond
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61