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School: Cluain Féinne (roll number 13710)

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Cloonfane, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Mac Conghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0115, Page 393

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    There is a ring of forts round our school district - one in each of the following villages, Fauleens, Castleduff: Carracastle Park: Cloonfane, Lismulgee and Barroe. The one I know best is Lismulgee with two caves in it. When you go down in the east cave you go into a chamber with a flagged roof and side and I heard from my grandmother that all those flags are beautifully cut. In older days the man who owned the land and fort held a "Shibin" and he sold the drink down in the chamber. From the chamber there is a cave leading towards the north and it goes back to the fort again and up in the other
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gowel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr James Morrisroe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    36
    Address
    Cloonfane, Co. Mayo