School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 304
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“There is a fort in Bedford in the land of Jerry Kennellys.”
(continued from previous page)they started to dig. At first they cut down the tree and put it on one side of the hole. When they were only half way down Barret's cocks came to the fort and they perched on the trees and started to crow. The dog's started to howl and cry as well. After about an hours digging they came to the bag. One of the men stooped to take it up and as he did he fell into the hole and he broke his leg. He threw up the bag to where the rest of the men were. Then he tried to get up but he found out that his leg was broken. At that moment the woman that they had seen the night before appeared but only one of the men saw her. They pulled the other man out of the hole and had to help him home(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Con Halpin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Jim Twomey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry