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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 420

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    were digging (in a fort), they found a big hole and a stone across the hole. The men moved the stone away, and some of them let a stone fall into the hole and it went down into the earth. They could hear it rattling going down.
    It is also said that once upon a time a man cut a bush in a fort in Meehan's field. The man got a thorn in his finger and it got very sore. He went to a doctor and the doctor could not cure it. As he was coming home he met an old man. The old man asked him what happened to his hand and he told him. The old man told him to leave back the bush and he did so and his finger got better.
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    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
    Paddy Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonwhelan, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Wynn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Clonwhelan, Co. Longford