School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lios Mhic Gofraidh, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 240
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- (continued from previous page)with a bundle of sticks and when she came as far as the child it was not her own child at all. It had grown ten inches. The woman brought the child home and from that day until it died it never grew a bit bigger.
- There is a fort in Tom Molloy's land of Clonmore. It is called Pat Molloy's fort because Tom's father was Pat Molloy. All the bushes are cut down. Its shape is round and it is far higher than the field it is in.
In Annie Connell's land of Lowertown there is a big fort. If you stood on it you would see another fort in Thomas O'Reilly's land of Lismacaffrey. It is covered over with whitethorn bushes and blackthorn bushes.
There is an old fort in Thomas O'Reilly's land of Lismacaffrey. It is fairly big and half of the trees are cut down.
In Miss O'Hara's land of Lisduff there is a big fort. There are a lot of whitethorn bushes growing on it. No one plough on it and there are not any(continues on next page) - Informant
- James Carrigy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Chancery, Co. na hIarmhí
