School: Clara (2)
- Location:
- Clara, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Thomáis
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 456](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0807%2FCBES_0807_456.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0807, Page 456
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Clara (2)
- XML Page 456
- XML “Local Cures”
- XML “Forts”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Ther was a fort in Minnock's field in Clonshanny. Trees used to grow round it. There was a fort in Cahill's field in Clonshanny but it is gone now. There was a fort in Daly's field but it was torn up. There was a fort in Cahill's field in the Island. There is a fort in Clavin's field in Ballycumber; it is still there and they used to put sheep in it for the night.
There was a fort in the hills but it is not left now. There was a fort in my Uncle's field [ George Coughlan - Arden, Kilbeggan], but I do not know whether it is there now or not.There was a fort in Lowe's field (The Parks, Clara) but it is gone now. There was fort in Daly's field near our turn in Clonshanny but it is torn up. The Heatons tore it up bcause they wanted the land. They sold it to the Dalys. There are no Heatons there now.