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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
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    Fairy forts are dens and places where fairies have dwelt long ago.
    Long years ago Ireland was surrounded by wild beasts of prey whom the people feared.
    The Tuata De Dananns were in Ireland then and after a while their leader Manannan Mac Lir made fairies of them and put them to dwell in lonely places. These are the fairies which people saw.
    There is a house in Lough Solus which was built on a rath or fairy pass and when it was being
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    Topics
    1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
        1. ráthanna (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Ní Longáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
    Informant
    Mr Edward Long
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh