School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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    for fear anything would happen him. John Tunney himself went down also. He said he seen the very same things and he said he passed through the rooms. He got up safe too. They saw nobody guarding the rooms. They said the rooms they passed were very nice. Nobody went down but those two men. Lately John Tunney covered the top of the cave so that no one would go down. Lights of different colours are seen dancing about that fort on wintry nights. The fort is still there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Knappaghmanagh, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Eileen King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo