School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 535

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 535

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  2. Mary Hickey 50 O'Connells Ave Listowel aged 79 told me that there was a fort in the lands of Dan Lynch, Doom, Ballybunion Dan tought that the fort was taking up to much ground and he had the intention of making a garden out of it. One day himself and his sons dug half the ditch away. Next morning Dan came to finish the work at the fort and to his surprise the ditch that he had after knocking the day before was built up again. He then got two horses and a plough and ploughed up the fort. He levelled the fort as flat as a pancake. He went home after his day's work. Yena he as not long at home at all
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