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School: Clún na Gaoithe (roll number 8740)

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Cloongee, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Héaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0125, Page 404

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    There is a fort in the village of Ummoon and in the parish of Straide and Barony of Gallen. There is another fort in the village of Ballylahan and in the parish of Straide in sight of the other.
    There is another fort in Straide within sight of it and another in the village of Rathrusel. The four of them are round with a mound of earth on top of each and a hole in the middle. the people of this district never heard of anybody that went down. It is said that it was the Tuatha De Danann that built it.
    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
    Informant
    Michael Dunleavy
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ummoon, Co. Mayo