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School: Turin (roll number 7827)

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Tevrin, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bríd Mhistéal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 063

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  1. Turin Fort

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    The Turin fort is flat on top and measures about 30 feet on top. The land, in which it is situated has not been tilled for generations it been a ranch of 200 acres.
    It is however about to be divided of course the fort will not in the event of tilling the adjoining land be interfered with.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Tevrin, Co. Westmeath

  2. Reynella Fort

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    When re making the Devlin road about 6 years ago, in the moving of the old ditch, the workmen came upon a cave lined with brick containing a room about 4 feet in height and 9 feet wide. On going inside
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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