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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 364

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    the chiefs built ditches around their houses. The big chiefs had three ditches around their houses and the smaller ones two or one.
    If a person did anything to these forts the "good people" or fairies would harm them. This was the belief of the old people and was proved to be true. A man named Thomas Mulkeen was ploughing a rath and lightning struck the horses and killed them.
    In the fort of Lissaniskea music was heard. A man was going home from visiting one night and on reaching the rath he heard grand music. He was so enchanted by the music that he sat
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    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
    Frank Kirrane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo