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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 088

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 088

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    with a fort something bad will happen to them. Fires used to be lighted long ago on forts for warning of approaching danger. The people in the forts lighted their fires. This was seen by the inhabitants of other forts who were thus warned and ready for the enemy's approach. There is a fort on every high hill in Co. Cavan.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lawerence Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Pottlebrack, Co. Cavan