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School: Duxtown, Rathkeale (roll number 15943)

Location:
Duckstown, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Agnes O' Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 471

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  1. Fairy Forts in Duxtown and Adjoining Townlands - A Story of a Fort

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    About 1 mile from Ballingarry there is a family living and there is a fort in their yard. This family interfered with the fort. One night the mother was up minding bonhams. She heard the knock at the door and saw a black headless man standing at the door, he said nothing but when he saw the woman he walked across the yard into the fort. A few days after this woman's son died and people believe that he was taken by the "good people" because this headless man was to convey him home every night from the house he was at to his own home.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán O Cathasaigh
    Gender
    Male