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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

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Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 161

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    There are many fairy forts in my district. There is one in a field belonging to Mr. Daly in Ballymulvey, also one in Burn's field Lislum, and there is one in Smith's field, Clonkeen. The old people believe that the fairy folk live in those forts. Each one of those forts is in a field on the top of a hill and there are trees all around it. The people say that the Danes lived in those forts, and that it was they that made the forts. There is also another fort in Carrickboy. The people also say that the fairies dance and sing in it.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toome, Co. Longford