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School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 299

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    “There is a fort in Bill Connor's land and it is nearly cleared away now.”

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    There is a fort in Bill Connor's land and it is nearly cleared away now. About fifty years ago there was a dummy going from house. In one house he saw a child playing with slates and he took one of the slates and got mail and began to write on the slate and this is what he wrote. There is money hidden in the fort and if any one went looking for it they should go on a Saturday night and before digging they should get holly branches and stick them around in a ring and tie flax thread from branch to branch and shake forge
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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
    Bill Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kylebwee, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Leahy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Dromin, Co. Kerry