School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 13210)

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Lotrail
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    kicking football. He got excited and shouted for a little man with a red cap on his head "good little fellow you are great," and all the fairies disappeared. Another man was passing by the same fort and he heard the loveliest music he ever heard in his life. This man's name was Edmond Maher of the Commons, Thurles, and the fort was in Farranrory. There is a fort in Mathew O'Sullivan's of Mohober, and the man that owned the farm before Sullivans cut trees in the fort and two horses, and some cattle died on him. There was music heard in this fort. There is a fairly large fort in Knockroe and a smaller one in Grawn near the bank of the river, and another one on the of Grawn for covert. There is supposed to be one in Molloy's land upper Ballingarry. There is another in the townland of Glengall. It is owned by Thomas Clarey. There is a hole in the middle of it and steps leading to it. There are two large forts in Cahill's farm in Mohober and another in Michael Fitzgerald's in Mohober. There is one in Waltan's and one in Corcoran's in Farranrory. They are situated in view of each other. They
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