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School: Coolanarney

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Coolanarney, Co. Offaly
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D. Mac Gairbhíth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 264

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    There was a forth in Cully in a field of Tom Kinnarney. It is said the he was ploughing in the field where the forth was, he ploughed up some little trees around the forth. The next morning when he went out to lough the little trees that he had ploughed up were growing.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Leonard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cully, Co. Offaly

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    There is a fort in Frank Feighery's field, when he was ploughing he ploughed up a little tree one of his horses died.
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