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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Teampoll Mór (roll number 9407)

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Templemore, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 189

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    protection against the weapons of warriors of that time. Old people tell tales of people long ago seeing "Leiprecans" and such people in and around these forts and a tale is still told of some man catching a Leipreacan and he was never poor after.
    The one time owner of the "Sidebean" is supposed to have cut trees in this Fort and in the process got a stroke in the eye and he could never see after.
    Almost every night lights are seen travelling from one fort to another but these are supposed to be no harm to anyone. My Grandfather tells a tale
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nell O' Meara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    College Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr James O' Meara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Address
    College Hill, Co. Tipperary