School: Cootehill (B)
- Location:
- Cootehill, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: W. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1018, Page 151
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- (continued from previous page)for purpose of defence. No trees grow in it except a fence of blackthorn. Notes = These forts are sometimes called Raths. They are not cultivated as the farmers are superstitious and they fear to interfere with them.
- An old man named Terry Tate who lives near Pepper's Fort told me this story. One day he and some other men were making a cart-track through the fort. The work went on well until 4 o Clock. Then they were mysteriously stoned out of the fort. As no one was in sight they think it was the fairies who did it.
