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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 01_003

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    The farmers never till it because they are afraid anything would happen to them.
    There is a story told about a man who dug up a fort about two or three miles from my house and as he was digging a briar cut his finger and he bled to death. Some people say that it is wrong to build a house on these forts, or on the track of a turf stack. I heard this story from Mr Patrick Needham aged (99) years. Cross Co Mayo
    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
    Joseph Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Needham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    99
    Address
    Cross, Co. Mayo