School: Cnapach
- Location:
- An Chnapaigh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: S. Ó Hionruaidh
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - The fort nearest to me is called Lisclougher fort, and is situated in that townland, on the top of a high hill. It is made in the shape of a circle, with a wall or ditch of stones all around. Some thorn bushes grow in it. When you stand in the fort you can see a great number of similar forts on the tops of the surrounding hills.There is a story told of a baby who was "swopped" in a house convenient to it, owned by Peter Lynch, Lisclougher. A strange baby was said to be left by the fairies instead of Lynches real baby. The swopped one was a very strange creature. When the parents would go out the child used walk around on the furniture in the kitchen. Later a priest came and blessed the baby and it died.One night a man was going past this fort and he had a goat with him. The fairies came out and told the man that they would give him anything he(continues on next page)
