School: Ballymahon (B.) (roll number 12690)
- Location:
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Eugene Conway
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- There is a fairy fort at Jimmy Gerety's of Doorcy in the Parish of Carrickedmond. It is a circular fort and it covers about half an acre of land. There was a row of white thorn bushes around it. In the middle of the fort there is a big white thorn bush. The year the turf could not be got dry Jimmy Geretys father cut the white-thorn bushes around the fort down for fire wood. One evening Mick Reilly of Carrickedmond took a short cut through the fort going home from working. He was led astray and he went about a half a mile out of his way. He believed that he was led away by the good people.
- Collector
- Liam Sheehan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Ballymahon, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Jack Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Cloonard, Co. Longford