School: Fermoyle, Lanesboro (roll number 13321)
- Location:
- Formoyle (Newcomen), Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Mac Eoin
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- (continued from previous page)round the fort. People say it is unlucky to interfere with a fort. It is never ploughed but cattle are allowed to graze on it. There is a small gap for an entrance. No one would build a house in a fort, because it is thought to be unlucky to disturb fairies' property.
In a fort on Mrs. Connaughton's land in Cullentra there is supposed to be gold hidden. The treasure is guarded by a black cat which will kill the first person who tries to get the treasure. The second person will get the treasure. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Frances Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Bleanavoher, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Hanly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Bleanavoher, Co. Longford