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School: Matehy, Inniscarra

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Saint Ann's Hill, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0347, Page 257

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  1. Prehistoric Looking Place (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    the road and three fields N.E. is another fine gallan not recorded on the six inch plan. It has a uniform thickness of one foot three inches.
    Many other gallans are to be seen in the locality principally in Courtbrack and Killeen.
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  2. Fairy Forts

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    March 1st 1938 Fairy Forts.
    There are four forts in my district, some in Ballyshoneen and the others in Matehy. They are generally called forts but some people call them lioses. One is in our own farm and the others are owned by Dan Donovan, Tim Regan and Denis Murphy. Three of them are within view of one another. They are all circular in shape
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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
    Owen Coleman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ballyshoneen, Co. Cork