School: Cnocán Mhichíl Naofa (Clochar)
- Location:
- Claremorris, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 280
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- There are two fairy forts in the school district
district. One of them is in Tomas Kaen's land and it is called Raftery's Fort. There are fairies in it and were many a time seen. There are many walks and passages through it and funny shaped trees. It is a very big round piece of earth and is higher than the rest of the land and it is surrounded by a small hedge of bushes. Many a time music was heard in the fort late at night.
There is another fort not far from it. There is no name on it, but it is in the land of a man called Mac. Donagh. It is round in shape and very big. People say it is a very haunted fort and there is a lot of fairies in it. It is very funny inside. There is a sort of big trenches around it and it is full of trees and bushes of very funny shapes and sizes. There is also a big entrance into it.
There is a big green patch of land in the middle of it and the owner of the fort went one year and set a crop of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Bradley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Streamstown, Co. Mayo
