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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis

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Inis, Co. an Chláir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 288

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  1. Fairy Forts (continued)

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    suddenly around there were supposed to be taken away by them.
    There also lived a witch who was supposed to carry off people. Her custom was to sit near a ford at the little river which was flowing near by. When a person passed by the ford she would clasp her arms around him and whip in-to the ford, and for that reason few people cared to passed that way by night.
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  2. Fairy Forts

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    There is a fort in Mr. O Connell's field which is situated on the Kilrush Road about half a mile from Ennis. It is fenced by a wall of loose stones. There are big trees growing around it. There is an entrance into it by a gap. There are big patches of soft sod which are very remarkable and it is said that
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Dinan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Inis, Co. an Chláir