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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 125

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  1. A Mass Rock (continued)

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    Signed:-
    Teresa Clarke,
    Tullyinchin,
    Mountain Lodge
    Cootehill.
    7:2:'38
    Fairy Forts
    There are many forts in the vicinity of this school.
    One of these forts adjoins my fathers land and is in the townland of Carrickallen.
    It is on the land now occupied by
    Mrs Casserly
    Carrickallen,
    Mountain Lodge,
    Cootehill,
    Co Cavan
    and is known as Casserly's fort.
    It is said that when a fort was made long ago it was made in such a place as that the inhabitants had a view
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matt Higgins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountain Lodge, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    John Higgins
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 67
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mountain Lodge, Co. Cavan