School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)
- Location:
- Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 136
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- Fairy FortsAround this district there are a great many fairy forts, but not as plentiful as they were long ago. At mid-night they are to be seen lit up with light and the lights from a circle and go around in a ring. A fort in Ardicip is known as ''Conlands fort'' now but there was another Irish name for it some time ago. It is a little three cornered field with low nut bushes on each side of it, and at night the lights are to be seen, dancing round in a ring.''Mairin Ruid'' is the name of another little hill which lights are seen on, and there is a road running under(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Fowley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bawn, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Patrick Fowley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bawn, Co. Leitrim
