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School: Mercy Convent, Longford (roll number 12942)

Location:
Longford, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 010

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 010

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    it was very often explored. It is said that those who explored it heard the sound of hammering and churning.
    It is said that those forts were built by the as fortresses. It is said the Danes used lie behind the banks or fence (which surrounds the fort) and when the Irish came they would dive out on them and then there would be a battle.
    The owners of the land in which the fort is would not plough or cut any trees because they would be afraid of the fairymen which lived in them and if anyone did cut any trees in the fort the fairymen would always haunt them and sooner or later they would kill them with their magic power lights and music have often been seen and heard in the fort.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Breaden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Longford, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Donlon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Longford, Co. Longford