School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)
- Location:
- Stormanstown, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 141
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- (continued from previous page)coming from Churchtown and when he came near the mound the bushes were lighted with candles and on the top of it he saw little men and women dancing. He thought he heard strange music. He turned and went home another way. Alice Halpenny Stormanstown, Ardee
8.6.1938
- McHugh's fort is the only one in my district. It is in the townland of Reaghstown. It is round in shape.
This fort is supposed to contain a lot of gold. One night a man dreamed that if he killed a sheep and dragged it round the fort the black tom-cat, which guarded it, would come out and drink the sheep's blood. When he got up in the morning he went and killed a sheet and dragged its body round the fort. The tom-cat came out and started to drink the sheep's blood. The man looked at the fort and saw the top of it rising. Then he saw the gold. He got(continues on next page) - Collector
- Seán Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cardistown, Co. Louth
