School: An Teampoll Uachtair (roll number 8747)
- Location:
- An Teampall Uachtarach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Domhnall Ua Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0543, Page 214
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- (continued from previous page)He commenced playing his own fiddle, and some lovely people came out to him and danced. He died shortly afterwards.
The owner of the Glown fort tilled it. Whilst going to town a few days afterwards, his car overturned. His two feet were broken, and he was to remain in bed for about twelve months. He never completely recovered.
People never remove stones from forts, as it is supposed to be dangerous. Some one cast a stick off the fort of Shevry, which is also round in shape. A man followed him and appeared at every gap until he left it down. There was a funeral seen in it once.by John Quinlan Carhue Upperchurch
from Mrs John Quinlan (65), Carhue Upperchurch
and by Margaret Phelan Shevry Upperchurch from
- Collector
- John Quinlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Cheathrú, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Collector
- Margaret Phelan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Seithe Bhreighe, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mrs John Quinlan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- An Cheathrú, Co. Thiobraid Árann
