School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 03_017

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    surrounded by a high ditch and trees. There is a gads at the entrance of Michael Relihan's forth and it is there he keeps his sheep. The fort in Michael sheehy's land in situated in the middle of a field. There is an entrance hole in the center of the fort, and it leads to an underground channel. Once when a time a man named John Lyons, went down the hole and explored the interior, but he saw nothing but a bundle of sticks near an old armchair.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Stack
    Gender
    Male