School: Crubany
- Location:
- Crubany, Co. Cavan
- Teachers: P. Cahill A. Ó Briain
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- (continued from previous page)stone stairway up the centre. Having then realised the cost incurred and still no sign of seeing ships. He decided it was a fruitless task and got downhearted and died in a short time afterwards. The people of that time considered him a very foolish man and called the tower as it now stands Flemings folly.John Smith, Annaglough, Cavan. Our Fort.
Our fort is situated a field from the house. It is circular in shape and there are hawthorn bushes growing round it, and also some sloe bushes, which ber fruit every year. It is a raised mount and is about five or six feet above the level of the surrounding land. it is seven perches in diameter. The land inside the enclosure
- Our fort is situated a field from the house. It is circular in shape and there are hawthorn bushes growing round it, and also some sloe bushes, which bear fruit every year. It is a raised mount and is about five or six feet above the level of the surrounding land. It is seven perches in diameter. The land inside the enclosure(continues on next page)
