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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 476

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

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    Once upon a time it was said there there) was gold in the corner of Moylan's fort. Some people decided to dig for the gold. There was a house near by, a man was living in the house and he had a dog. The people who had decided to dig for gold went one night for to get it. Now the night before the man was near by the fire and his dog never stopped barking, so that the man was going to shoot him. However he did not and changed his mind and said "something happen out of it". The next night the people who had decided to dig went to where the gold was and when they started to dig they found a pot they took off the cover off it and found it was empty. (when the)
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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
    Bríghid Ní Coisteabla
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcolman East, Co. Limerick