School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)

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   There are six forts a short distance from Ballyhurst school. There is an under ground passage leading to Toomey's fort and it is said that there is an iron gate covered with bushes leading to a bee hive cellar. The beehive cellar is about 200 yds away from Toomey fort.
   The fort in Drumline is called "Skulls' fort". Jack Shiels[?] was digging it up and he found a frame of a man and bones. There was a battle fought there years and years ago.
   The fort in Garnacaty is a very small one. There is an under ground passage leading from the fort to a beehive cellar and there is a huge stone of flag on the top of it. It is said that there are two under ground passages leading from the bee hive cellar; one is leading to the grave yard in Drumcliffe and the other to the hill of Crogue. One day a man named Brien was going down into the cellar and Willie Ryan stopped him.
   Mr Doherty Ballyhurst Tipperary has a fort on his land. There was a man passing the fort one night long ago. and he heard music playing there and he saw light and he got such a fright that night that he never got up for a week afterwards.
   Mr Ryan Ballyhurst Tipperary has a small fort and a big fort on his land. It is said that Robert Ryan's grandmother was going up one evening for the cows and she heard a baby bawling in the big fort. She asked what was wrong with the child. Then a voice answered her saying that the child had no milk. And every evening after that the cow was milked in the fort.

   

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   May O' Brien

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corrogemore, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr John O' Brien

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Corrogemore, Co. Tipperary