School: Lisnagirl (2)
- Location:
- Lismagiril, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Thaicnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1005, Page 347
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- (continued from previous page)took the crock of gold and put the rein round it, and went her way again. When she returned to the place again the crock of gold was was gone. She was then just as poor or as rich as ever. This fort was in Lismagirl and in the parish of Killinkere. It was a round fort and it was also covered with whin bushes.
There is also a fort in Pat blark's field which resembles the one in Sheanon's field. Those two forts are in view of each other. There is a paling of wire and bushes round it.
There is a fort in Shannon's field also. But I think there was nothing heard or saw in it. It is in the townland of Greaghadusson.
There is also a fort in Greaghadusson in Frank Reilly's field. One early morning when Michael Denning was going to work on the road, he went through it and he was lost in it for four hours. There is a fort in John Smith's(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
