School: Mághthobair (Mohober), Dúrlas Éile (roll number 7048)

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1. Fairy Forts (continued)

   

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   Sunday morning one of his children was burned to death in the fire. The timber which he had cut on the fort ditch was burning in the fire when the disaster occurred.

   

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2. Fairy Forts

   

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   The Fairy Forts of this district start on Mr. Brady's farm of Mohober, Mullinahone, Co Tipperary. The next two are in Mr O Sullivans of Mohober Mullinahone. There are two more in Mr. FitzGerald's of Mohober. There are two more in Mr. Cahills of Gragaugh, Ballingarry and there is also one in Mr. FitzGerald's of Gragaugh and all seem to be an equal distance between each two. They are called forts and raths.

   FitzGeralds of Gragaugh cut a big load of sticks in their fort. There was a little thing stirring in the trees but they did not mind it. When they were ready to go home they heard a voice saying "Dont interfere with our timber. They then unloaded their timber and left it there. When they came for the cows the next morning there was no sign of the cut timber.

   One evening my mother was picking sticks in the fort at Mr O'Sullivan's. When she had them gathered she was going out of the fort, when she got a terrible fall and almost broke her neck. In one of these Forts

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   Topics

   1. áit-spás-timpeallacht
      1. áiteanna osnádúrtha agus spioradálta (~158)
         1. ráthanna (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Power

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Bealach Buí, Co. Thiobraid Árann

   Informant

   Mrs Power

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   40

   Address

   An Bealach Buí, Co. Thiobraid Árann