School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)

Location:
Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Stás, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 159

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 159

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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Fogarty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    James Fogarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
  2. There are six forts with views of the school. There are three forts to the North of the school, one to the south, one to the east and another to the west of the school. About a mile and a half west of the school are a group of forts called the Grenane or the summer residence of the women of the Eognact. As the lands
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