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School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

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Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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    of an island and is situated on a small hill and the land about it is marshy.
    It is surrounded by trees and inside these trees is an earthen embankment. There are no stories connected with them. People say they were probably built by the Danes.
    Collected by: Patrick Mulhare, Cloghan, Offaly.
    From: Peter Devery, Logg, Cloghan, Offaly.
    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
    Patrick Muhare
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Peter Devery
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonlyon Castlequarter, Co. Offaly