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School: Cnoc an Éin Fhinn (Birdhill) (roll number 13991)

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Cooleen, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0539, Page 085

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    it. A man named Jerry Healy who owned the land tried to cut it down. He hurted his arm and he died in a short time afterwards. There is another fort in Boher. There is a white thorn hedge all round it. A man tried to cut it down for fencing. A thorn stuck in his eye and he lost the sight of his eye.
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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
    Ned Gleeson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lackenavea (Egremont), Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Martin Gleeson
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Lackenavea (Egremont), Co. Tipperary