School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cathair na Mart (roll number 12255)
- Location:
- Westport, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: An tSr. Bonaventure
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137, Page 244
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- There is a fairy fort on the Castlebar Road about one mile from the town of Westport.It is a high hill with a mound on the top.People caught a disease called “Faer Gort” there on that spot. A man was found dead near that place named Hanley and it was aid that he died of hungar that is about twenty seven years ago.He was found dead standing against a wall and there is a pile of stones there yet called Hanley’s stones and no one ever touched them.Ten years later a shopboy named Higgins was coming from his home to his work in(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr. John Haran
- Gender
- Male
