School: Coill na Leac
- Location:
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac Geibheannaigh
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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. - The fort belongs to Christy Wilson of Kilnalack. There are a lot of white thorn bushes in the fort. There is a square ditch around it. It is a stone ditch. A strange story was told about the fort. It was said that one morning in May as a man was out shooting he saw a big fire burning in the middle of the fort, and there was a ladder standing up in the middle of the fire. There were about two hundred little men, jumping into the fire, and running up the ladder. Then six little men came down the fort, riding six little horses, and began to ride round the fort, and there was an old man sitting at the fire shouting, "Whip them in" The man was looking at the ladder, and they all ran to a pond, and dashed into it, and when he looked for the little men, they were gone, and when he looked for the ladder and the fire they were gone.
- I live in the townland of Urney. How this townland got its name, St Brigid's well is in Urney and there(continues on next page)
