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School: An Clochán (C.)

Location:
Cloghan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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    hidden there beneath a big rock. It is said that two men named Larry Ryan and Jack Gilmore from Cloghan dreamt that they would find it if they dug under the rock at midnight. Both dreamt about it the same night and they told their dreams to each other the next day and they decided to go in quest of the gold, that very night. They went to the fort and started to dig around the rock they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosie Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Stonestown, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr William Daly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male