School: Ceannanus Mór, Scoil na mBráthar
- Location:
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An Br. M.L. Ó Séaghdha
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- Collector
- Seamus Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Archdeaconry, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mr John Brennan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- There are hundreds of forts or moats scattered throughout Ireland. Some very fine forts are to be seen in our own county, Meath. These forts were constructed by the inhabitants of Ireland in the early days when the Irish nation was divided into tribes or clans. This was in the first centuries of the christian(continues on next page)