School: Cloncovid
- Location:
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 138
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- (continued from previous page)named John Smith went inside this fort and found that there was a heap of old porringers and cans there.
It is said that it is not lucky to go near a fort to dig it. There are stories told Hugh Smiths fort. Some old people tell that four men were seen coming out of it with a coffin on their shoulders & put it on a side-car & brought it away.
I have heard a story of a man who dug a fort and levelled it out. The next morning when he awoke the hair was pulled of his head and was lying on the pillow beside(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Sheridan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Edward Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
