School: Cluain Cátha (roll number 2243)
- Location:
- Cloncaw, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Ó Hanluain
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“There was a very remarkable fort in the townland of Tivravera...”
Supplied by Margaret Furfey, Annabeg Glaslough. Told by her father Edward Furfey aged about 65 yrs who heard it from his grandmother, a native of Tyholland parish.This story was current about 80 years ago.
There was a very remarkable fort in the townland of Tirravera near Glaslough. It was called Dubh Fort and was the home of the fairies who were seen on several occasions by the neighbours who say that they were very small little people. Once upon a time there was a man named Brian Hickey who lived beside the fort. He was a stone mason. He started one day to cut a "lone" bush which was growing in the field near the fort. It was very hard to cut and he only got half way through it the first day. After dark that night as he was going to the well for water there(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Furfey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Annaghbeg, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Edward Furfey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 65
- Address
- Annaghbeg, Co. Monaghan