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School: Coolanarney

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D. Mac Gairbhíth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 263

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    There was a fort in Lynally and it is said that if you touched any thing in it something would happen it. There was a man living near the fort and he went to go into it, but he only went some of the way he got afraid he saw a big door and two black cats sitting inside the big door
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Stewart
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolanarney, Co. Offaly