School: An Teampoll Uachtair (roll number 8747)
- Location:
- Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Domhnall Ua Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0543, Page 213
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- Fairy Forts
There are two forts near my home. They are named Kennedy's Fort of Carhue and Buckley's Fort of Glenbeg Gortnoora. They are a half-mile apart. There are two forts also situated at Glown and Shevry in this parish, which are also a half mile apart.
Kennedy's fort is ring shaped with bushes growing inside. Buckley's fort is also circular, and has a large stone in the middle of it.
A fiddler used to come from Moher to Moakland to play music, and as he was passing one of those forts he thought he heard music.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Quinlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carew, Co. Tipperary
- Collector
- Margaret Phelan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shevry, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs John Quinlan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Carew, Co. Tipperary
