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School: Killeenkere

Location:
Cillín Chéir, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
A. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1005, Page 037

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    is a high ditch round it. It is in view of many other forts. There is a story about it.
    Once upon a time there lived a man named John Johnson beside this fort. He had a boy working named Michael Flemming, brother of the present Jam James Flemming. One day Mr Johnson said to him "Dig the ramper of the fort and put on the land as topdressing". Michael started putting the camper of the fort and when night came he had a good deal of it put out. He went home to his father's house and there was an old woman in it named Margret Dias. She asked him what he was
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissanymore, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Brian O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Lissanymore, Co. an Chabháin