School: Lattoon
- Location:
- An Leatóin, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: P. Ó Hiorraí
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- There is a fairy fort in the school district. It is called a fort. The fort is situated in Lismeen. It is within view of another fort in Drumaduff. They are all circular in shape with a deep trench around them on the outside. There is a fence of earth and stone around on the inward side of the trench. In the fort in Drumaduff there is a hole in the centre with stepping stones going down to it but nobody ever ventured to go down. Some people say that it was the fairies who built them but it was the old Kings who built them. They built them for to protect themselves from the invaders.
The fairy people are supposed to live in them even at the present time. The owners(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Mc Intyre
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lismeen, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mr Eddie Mc Intyre
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lismeen, Co. an Chabháin
