School: Coratillon
- Location:
- Corratillan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Michael O' Beirn
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- (continued from previous page)' Nannies fort ''. There were often lights seen in the fort and music was often heard in it.The old people in that locality would tell that they often heard their parents say that they often heard loud laughter and music and the cracking of whips and galloping of horses after sunset in the fort.One evening a man was out hunting. It was very late in the evening after sunset, and he got into the fort. He went round and round the fort several times and he could not get an opening to get out. At last he thought of turning his coat, and when he did, he at once found an opening. One day a man was gathering rods in this fort.
He heard a voice saying
'' leave them there ''.
The man paid no attention to it but kept gathering on. It was not long until one of the rods(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Kate Devine
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Arderry, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Pat Devine
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Arderry, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs P. Devine
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Arderry, Co. Cavan
