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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 300

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

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    dust around and when they would meet it would appear to them like maggots and then shake holy water and light a blessed candle. There would be a bull roaring all night but take no notice. The first night that they dug it was twelve feet and the bull was heard. The next Saturday night it was dug three feet deeper. The money was not found because Bill Connor had cut down the tree and sold it to Pat Kennelly and he made the back door of his house from it.
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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