School: Kinnitty
- Location:
- Kinnitty, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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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. - 2. There is another fort in Mr. John Finn's farm Annaghmore in the parish of Kinnitty, Co. Offaly. The fort is in the north side of the house. There are all black-thorn bushes in it. There is a hollow in the middle of the fort. A little bit out the earth is up, then down a bit, then up again and the rest of land is level.
- There is a fort in Johanna Carry's field in Knockbarron in the parish of Kinnitty, Co. Offaly. The field that it is in, is a meadow field. There are all elders growing in it. It is up on a small height, then the earth is gone down a bit and then up again.
- In Mr. Martin Byrne's field, in Knockbarron, in the parish of Kinnitty. Co. Offaly, there is a fort. It is about a mile from his house on the west side of it. There are blackthorn bushes growing on it.
