School: Billis
- Location:
- Billis, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: R. Binéid
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- The pupils attending this school reside in the following townlands:-
Billis, Lisanymore, Lissacapple, Tievenaman, Carrickeeshil, Drumderryglass, Drummallaght, Fintervin, Cornaden, and Drumgora. - (a) Many "fairy" forts or "Lisses" the chief being
(i) A large "fort" about two miles from the school, The fort has an underground passage and a "cave".
(ii) Other "forts" occur in Tievenaman (1 1/2m. from school), Drumderryglass, Lissacapple, and Lisanymore. The remains of passages are to be seen in the Tievenaman "fort"
A "Fort" or "Liss", larger than any of the above is situated at Lavey about six miles from the school (north) on the lands of one Tierney. This I(continues on next page)