School: Ceannanus Mór, Scoil na mBráthar

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1. Moats, Forts and Liosanna

   

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   Forts are fairly numerous around here and can be observed from the roadside at many points. They are beleived to date back at least one thousand years B. C.. For the most part they appear to be mounds and may contain the remains of ancient warriors. One thing is certain that even to-day they are respected, in so far [?] interference is concerned. They are mentioned in most Fairy Tales with the result that children believed they are the homes of fairies. Historians refer to some forts as the sites on which royal residences stood, one thousand two hundred years B. C. One such residence in Ceanannús which name means Head Fort. The Great Comac Mac Art spent his declining years in Ceanannus.

   

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2. Moats, Forts and Liosanna

   

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   There are hundreds of forts or moats scattered throughout Ireland. Some very fine forts are to be seen in our own county, Meath. These forts were constructed by the inhabitants of Ireland in the early days when the Irish nation was divided into tribes or clans. This was in the first centuries of the christian

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tomas Olohan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Sráid Uí Fhearaíl, Co. na Mí

   Informant

   Mr John Olohan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   47