School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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- (continued from previous page)come to my house & the travelling folk used to tell stories, & people from other district used to come to listen to (them) the stories.
Pupil's name. James Small. Gurtnacranna, Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary
Got From. William Small. Gurtnacranna. Upperchurch. Co Tipperary - Fairy Forts
Their is a fairy fort in our school district. It is in the townsland of Killamoyne Parish Borrisoleigh. Co Tipperary It is called a Liss. There is also one in Castlekill. It is called a fort. There is hole in the middle of this fort. But there is a flag on the top of it.
Their is a fairy fort in our school district. It is in the townsland of Killamoyne. Parish Borrisoleigh. Co Tipperary. It is called a liss. There is also one in Castlehill. It is called a fort. There is hole in the middle of this fort. But there is a flag on the top of it.
The Danes are supposed to have built these fort's. Fairy people were supposed to be living in them. It is said that lights have been seen there long ago. But there are no lights seen there now. These fort's are fenced in all around with trees.
Pupil's Name. Mary Bourke. Cullohill, Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary.
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- Collector
- Edward Stapleton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortaniddan, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Joe Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Gortaniddan, Co. Tipperary