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School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)

Location:
Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Módhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 587

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  1. A Lios

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    There is an old Lios in Cahermaculick. It is in Hyland's field. It is surrounded with a fence. The people said that it is not right to stir anything out of a Lios. It is said that Lioses were made the time of the English, so that the English could hide in them. Some of the people were taking stones out of Lioses but people came and hunted them. One day a man went drawing stones very near a Lios and a crowd of people pelted him with stones out of the field.
    When the people heard that, they never liked to stir anything out of a Lios.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cahermaculick, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat O' Brian
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cahermaculick, Co. Mayo