School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 214
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- There are many forts situated though out this district. There are four, Liscomiskey, Tattenclare, Stranooden adn Black Ran.
These are a round ring of ground and are situated on top of a hill with a path leading through them. It was supposed to be the fairies who occupied them and it was said that anybody who cut any furze or sallies or interfere with anything growing on the fort would have bad luck for ever. It was also said that anybody who got a hurt on it would never get better.
Long ago Peter Smyth of Stranooden cut furze from Stranooden fort, and he put(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Packie Mc Carvill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Peter Deighan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan
