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School: Duxtown, Rathkeale (roll number 15943)

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Duckstown, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Agnes O' Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 472

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  1. Fairy Forts in Duxtown and Adjoining Townlands - Heffernan's Fort

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    About 50 years ago James Casey of Ballyea was coming from a fair that was in Rathkeale and it was about 12 o clock in the night and as he was coming up by Heffernan's fort he saw the two foot ball team's coming out of the fort and starting play. He stayed watching them until it was 4 o clock in the morning and when he went across the field to go home the teams disappeared.
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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
    Seán Ó Cathasaig
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Seán Ó Cathasaig
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male