School: Lisnagirl (2)
- Location:
- Lismagiril, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Thaicnigh
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- (continued from previous page)got worse instead of better and the doctor and priest told him to put the sods back in their proper place. He put them back and in about a day his leg got as well as ever again.There are many forts in this district, one in John Smith's field in Derryham, in Tom Gillick's field Carriga, in Peter Halton's field Derryham. None of them are in view of each other. They are all circular in shape and they are well fenced all around with bushes. There is an entrance into them from the outside. They are supposed to be built by the Danes and the fairies are supposed to live in them.There was a man named Lynch living in Anaharnaty a long time ago. He got some men to dig the fort that was in his field, but when they began to dig a crowd of white mice ran out of it and they would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Rathallaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Greaghadossan, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Máire Bean Mhic Uillic
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lismagiril, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Micheal Magh Gabhann
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Proinsias Ó Rathallaigh
- Gender
- Male
